seemly

seemly
Synonyms and related words:
accepted, according to Hoyle, acknowledged, admitted, advantageous, advisable, apposite, appropriate, approved, apropos, apt, becoming, befitting, being done, characteristic, civil, comely, comme il faut, compatible, condign, conformable, conforming, congenial, congruous, consistent, consonant, convenient, conventional, correct, customary, de rigueur, decent, decorous, delicate, desirable, dignified, diplomatic, discreet, due, elegant, expedient, favorable, feasible, felicitous, fit, fitten, fitting, formal, fructuous, genteel, gentlemanly, good, happy, inspired, just, kosher, ladylike, likely, meet, modest, nice, normal, normative, opportune, orthodox, pleasing, politic, profitable, proper, prudent, reasonable, received, recognized, recommendable, right, right and proper, righteous, rightful, seasonable, sensible, sortable, suitable, suited, timely, to be desired, traditional, urbane, useful, well-chosen, well-expressed, well-put, well-timed, wise, worthwhile

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  • Seemly — Seem ly (s[=e]m l[y^]), a. [Compar.{Seemlier} (s[=e]m l[i^]*[ e]r); superl. {Seeliest}.] [Icel. s[ae]miligr, fr. s[ae]mr becoming, fit; akin to samr same, E. same; the sense being properly, the same or like, hence, fitting. See {Seem}, v. i.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • seemly — [sēm′lē] adj. seemlier, seemliest [ME semlich < ON sœmiligr < sœmr, fitting < sœma: see SEEM] 1. pleasing in appearance; fair; handsome 2. suitable, proper, fitting, or becoming, esp. as regards conventional standards of conduct or good… …   English World dictionary

  • Seemly — Seem ly (s[=e]m l[y^]), adv. [Compar. {Seemlier}; superl. {Seemliest}.] In a decent or suitable manner; becomingly. [1913 Webster] Suddenly a men before him stood, Not rustic as before, but seemlier clad, As one in city or court or place bred.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • seemly — index appropriate, felicitous, fit, fitting, proper, right (suitable), rightful, seasonable …   Law dictionary

  • seemly — (adj.) of pleasing or good appearance, early 13c., from O.N. soemiligr, from soemr (see SEEM (Cf. seem)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • seemly — *proper, nice, *decorous, decent Analogous words: fitting, suitable, appropriate, meet (see FIT): congruous, compatible, congenial, consistent, *consonant Antonyms: unseemly …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • seemly — [adj] appropriate, suitable becoming, befitting, comme il faut, compatible, conforming, congenial, congruous, consistent, consonant, correct, decent, decorous, fit, fitting, in good taste, meet, nice, pleasing, proper, suited, timely; concept 558 …   New thesaurus

  • seemly — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ conforming to propriety or good taste. DERIVATIVES seemliness noun. ORIGIN Old Norse, fitting ; related to SEEM(Cf. ↑seem) …   English terms dictionary

  • seemly — seemliness, n. /seem lee/, adj., seemlier, seemliest, adv. adj. 1. fitting or becoming with respect to propriety or good taste; decent; decorous: Your outburst of rage was hardly seemly. 2. suitable or appropriate; fitting: a seemly gesture. 3.… …   Universalium

  • seemly — seem•ly [[t]ˈsim li[/t]] adj. li•er, li•est, adv. 1) fitting or proper; decorous: Your outburst was hardly seemly[/ex] 2) suitable or appropriate: a seemly gesture[/ex] 3) of pleasing appearance; handsome 4) in a seemly manner; fittingly;… …   From formal English to slang

  • seemly — adjective (seemlier; est) Etymology: Middle English semely, from Old Norse sœmiligr, from sœmr fitting Date: 13th century 1. a. good looking, handsome b. agreeably fashioned ; attractive 2. conventionally proper …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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