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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.]
Suited to the object, occasion, purpose, or character;
suitable; fit; becoming; comely; decorous.
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He had a seemly nose. --Chaucer.
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I am a woman, lacking wit
To make a seemly answer to such persons. --Shak.
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Suspense of judgment and exercise of charity were safer
and seemlier for Christian men than the hot pursuit of
these controversies. --Hooker.
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Syn: Becoming; fit; suitable; proper; appropriate; congruous;
meet; decent; decorous.
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