Seemly
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈsiːmli/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Seemly is an adjective meaning Of behavior, appropriate; suited to the occasion or purpose; becoming.
Meaning
Of behavior, appropriate; suited to the occasion or purpose; becoming.
More Meanings
- Appropriately, fittingly.
Example Sentences
His behavior was seemly, as befits a gentleman.
I am a woman, lacking wit / To make a seemly answer to such persons.
The great earthes wombe they open to the sky, / And with sad Cypresse seemely it embraue [...].
Suspense of judgment and exercise of charity were safer and seemlier for Christian men than the hot pursuit of these controversies.
Word Forms
- seemlier
- seemliest
Synonyms for seemly
Depending on context, synonyms include apposite, comely, decent, decorous, becoming.
Antonyms for seemly
Common opposites include unseemly.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include decent, decorous, becoming, comely, suitable, beseemly.
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