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SEEMLY (seemlier, seemliest)

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Irregular inflected forms: seemlier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, seemliest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

 Dictionary entry overview: What does seemly mean? 

SEEMLY (adjective)
  The adjective SEEMLY has 1 sense:

1. according with custom or proprietyplay

  Familiarity information: SEEMLY used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SEEMLY (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

According with custom or propriety

Synonyms:

becoming; comely; comme il faut; decorous; seemly

Context example:

seemly behavior

Similar:

proper (marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness)

Derivation:

seemliness (a sense of propriety and consideration for others)


 Context examples 


When he got into the room, the king’s daughter said: “Take your cap off, it is not seemly to keep it on in my presence.”

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

Is that seemly?

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)



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