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be·com·ing  (b-kmng)
adj.
1. Appropriate, suitable, or proper.
2. Pleasing or attractive to the eye.
be·coming·ly adv.
be·coming·ness n.
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Adv.1.becomingly - in a becoming manner; "she was becomingly dressed"
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becomingly (o.f.) [bɪˈkʌmɪŋlɪ] ADV
1. (= fetchingly) [blush, smile] → de forma encantadora; [dress] → de modo favorecedor
2. (= suitably) → apropiadamente
becomingly
adv
(= suitably) → passend
(= fetchingly) → entzückend
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