seemly
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seemly
- /ˈsiːmli/
Where it comes from
From Middle English semly, semely, semelich, from Old Norse sœmiligr (“seemly”); equivalent to seem + -ly. Cognate with Icelandic sæmilegur (“seemly, passable”), Danish sømmelig (“seemly”).
adjective seemlier · seemliest
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Of behavior, appropriate; suited to the occasion or purpose; becoming.
His behavior was seemly, as befits a gentleman.
Similar: apposite
Opposite: unseemly
adverb more seemly · most seemly
- Appropriately, fittingly. The great earthes wombe they open to the sky, / And with sad Cypresse seemely it embraue [...].
Thesaurus
adjective
Opposite: unseemly
Translations
Talk about this word "seemly." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/seemly. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. seemly. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/seemly "seemly." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/seemly.Cite this
@misc{seemly_2026,
title = {seemly},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/seemly},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
