What does seemly mean?
Seemly means Of behavior, appropriate; suited to the occasion or purpose; becoming..
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/ˈsiːmli/ · adjective
Of behavior, appropriate; suited to the occasion or purpose; becoming..
His behavior was seemly, as befits a gentleman.
I am a woman, lacking wit / To make a seemly answer to such persons.
Suspense of judgment and exercise of charity were safer and seemlier for Christian men than the hot pursuit of these controversies.
The great earthes wombe they open to the sky, / And with sad Cypresse seemely it embraue [...].
Use seemly when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Seemly means Of behavior, appropriate; suited to the occasion or purpose; becoming..
Common synonyms include apposite, comely, proper, decent.
Possible antonyms include unseemly.
His behavior was seemly, as befits a gentleman.
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