Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Seemly

/(sēm"ly̆)/ · Seem·ly · IPA /ˈsiːmli/

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

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Suited to the object, occasion, purpose, or character; suitable; fit; becoming; comely; decorous.
“He had a seemly nose.” — Chaucer.

“I am a woman, lacking wit To make a seemly answer to such persons.” — Shak.

“Suspense of judgment and exercise of charity were safer and seemlier for Christian men than the hot pursuit of these controversies.” — Hooker.

Syn. Becoming; fit; suitable; proper; appropriate; congruous; meet; decent; decorous.

02 adv. In a decent or suitable manner; becomingly.

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In a decent or suitable manner; becomingly.
“Suddenly a men before him stood, Not rustic as before, but seemlier clad, As one in city or court or place bred.” — Milton.