Seemly

Word SEEMLY
Character 6
Hyphenation seem ly
Pronunciations /ˈsiːmli/

Definitions and meanings of "Seemly"

What do we mean by seemly?

Conforming to standards of conduct and good taste; suitable. adjective

Of pleasing appearance; handsome. adjective

In a seemly manner; suitably. adverb

Becoming; fit; suited to the object, occasion, purpose, or character; suitable; decent; proper.

Comely; goodly; handsome; beautiful.

In a decent or suitable manner; becomingly; fitly.

Suited to the object, occasion, purpose, or character; suitable; fit; becoming; comely; decorous. adjective

In a decent or suitable manner; becomingly. adverb

Appropriate. adjective

Appropriately, fittingly. adverb

According with custom or propriety adjective

(of behavior) Appropriate; suited to the occasion or purpose; becoming.

"Seemly person", in Brazilian Portuguese, is a person who agrees with the ethical and moral norms of society. Who acts with honesty; worthy, honorable, honest. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Seemly

The word "seemly" in example sentences

I mean, they fought reporting on Lewisnky until Drudge forced their hand--but once he had forced their hand, it was an orgy of coverage along with a lot of self-flagellation about whether the orgy of coverage was seemly, which is something you don't see when it doesn't fit the left-leaning narrative. ❋ Ann Althouse (2008)

She was unveiled; indeed it was her immodest habit to go naked of face more often than was seemly, which is but the least of the many undesirable infidel ways which had survived her induction into the Faith of Islam -- a necessary step before ❋ Rafael Sabatini (1912)

But he was never free from solitary vice; he secretly envied those who had occasions for coitus in what I may call a seemly and cleanly manner, friends in the country with farm girls, etc., of whom he had heard. ❋ Havelock Ellis (1899)

Such 'boldness and access with confidence' will often make short work of so-called seemly reverence, but it will never transgress by so much as a hair's-breadth the limits of lowly, trustful love. ❋ Alexander Maclaren (1868)

She was travelling third class, for one of Lawrence's notions was that everybody did so, and when Joanna had given him her purse to buy her ticket it had never struck him that she did not consider third-class travel "seemly" in one of her sex and position. ❋ Sheila Kaye-Smith (1921)

Next morning we improvised two coffins, contributed from the wardrobes of all hands enough black material for a "seemly" funeral, and later, steaming up the bay to a sandy stretch of land, buried the two parents with all the ceremonies of the Church -- and found ourselves left with five little mortals in black sitting on the grave mound. ❋ Wilfred Thomason Grenfell (1902)

He plans to leave the Royal Family's traditional celebrations at Sandringham as soon as it is 'seemly' and hop on a plane to the paradise isle where Chelsy and her extended family, including parents millionaire businessman Charles and his wife Beverly, are already spending Christmas on the beach with friends. ❋ Unknown (2009)

And then I'd have to admit that I clung to a basically childish version of myself for longer than was seemly, and that instead of dragging myself up out of it, I needed a man to compel me to do so. ❋ Larissa Archer (2011)

Red looked around the house or to be correct what remained of the house police and forensic were scouring around like insects seemly not noticing the black clad strangers. ❋ Unknown (2009)

This story has books of forbidden knowledge, seemly omnipotent beings from another dimension, and an ancient corrupt kingdom. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Senator Clinton quoted Terence, the Roman poet, on the use of diplomacy: ‘In every endeavor, the seemly course for wise men is to try persuasion first.’ ❋ Unknown (2009)

The wasp-waisted short jacket with its plunging neckline is a nod to both the seemly jackets in Christian Dior's 1947 New Look collection and the prominent décolletage in her former boss Vivienne Westwood's 1995 "Vive la Cocotte" show. ❋ Mary M. Lane (2011)

The greatest appeal of the series is how Yotsuba reminds us there is magic in the seemly mundane world around us. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Delaney seems to have a problem not just with gay men raising kids, but also he doesn't appear to think it's seemly for any men to be hands-on parents, saying "Not for nothing is the Irish Independent's supplement called 'Mothers and Babies'." ❋ Unknown (2011)

I have found myself smiling more than is seemly in the 48 hours since his death, but then he always made me smile, because he was simply so clever and his mind so well-stocked and his truculence and courage so unfailing. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The simplest "seemly person" [I know] is [George Washington] on the [dollar bill]... ❋ Johnny Air (2023)

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