seemly

seem·ly

 (sēm′lē)

adj. seem·li·er, seem·li·est

1. Conforming to standards of conduct and good taste; suitable: seemly behavior.

2. Of pleasing appearance; handsome.

adv.

In a seemly manner; suitably.

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[Middle English semely, from Old Norse sœmiligr, from sœmr, fitting; see sem- in Indo-European roots.]

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seem′li·ness n.

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seemly

(ˈsiːmlɪ)

adj, -lier or -liest

1. proper or fitting

2. obsolete pleasing or handsome in appearance

adv

archaic properly or decorously

[C13: from Old Norse sœomiligr, from sœmr befitting]

ˈseemliness n

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seem•ly

(ˈsim li)

adj. -li•er, -li•est,
adv. adj.

1. fitting or proper; decorous: Your outburst was hardly seemly.

2. suitable or appropriate: a seemly gesture.

3. of pleasing appearance; handsome.

adv.

4. in a seemly manner; fittingly; becomingly.

[1175–1225; Middle English semely < Old Norse sæmiligr honorable]

seem′li•ness, n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

seemly - according with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior" becoming, comely, comme il faut, decent, decorous proper - marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners"

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seemly

adjective fitting, becoming, appropriate, meet (archaic), fit, nice, suited, suitable, decent, proper, befitting, decorous, the done thing, in good taste, comme il faut (French) It wasn't seemly for a young boy to be courting this woman.
inappropriate, unsuitable, out of place, improper, unseemly, unbecoming, out of keeping, in poor taste, indecorous, unbefitting

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seemly

adjective

Conforming to accepted standards:

becoming, befitting, comely, comme il faut, correct, decent, decorous, de rigueur, nice, proper, respectable, right.

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Translations

لائِق، مُناسِب

slušný

sømmelig

schicklich

convenableraisonnable

illendõ

viîeigandi, sæmandi

decente

edebe uygunnazik

得体的适宜的

seemly

[ˈsiːmlɪ] ADJ (seemlier (compar) (seemliest (superl))) (frm) [behaviour, language, dress] → decoroso, decente

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seemly

[ˈsiːmli] (old-fashioned) adj → convenable

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seemly

adj (+er) → schicklich; it isn’t seemly (for somebody to do something) → es schickt sich nicht (für jdn, etw zu tun)

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seemly

[ˈsiːmlɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (frm) (behaviour, language, dress) → decoroso/a

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seem

(siːm) verb

to have the appearance or give the impression of being or doing. A thin person always seems (to be) taller than he really is; She seems kind; He seemed to hesitate for a minute. lyk, kom voor يَبْدو изглеждам parecer zdát se, vypadat scheinen virke; synes φαίνομαι, δείχνω, δίνω την εντύπωση parecer näima به نظر آمدن vaikuttaa sembler, paraître לְהֵירָאוֹת प्रतीत होना, लगना, जान पड़ना činiti se, izgledati látszik memberi kesan virðast, sÿnast sembrare ～に見える (~처럼) 보이다 atrodyti šķist; izskatīties kelihatan schijnensynes, virke, forekommezdawać się, wydawać się ښكارېدل، معلومېدل، څرګندېدل، ايسيدل parecer a părea, a da impresia казаться zdať sa, vyzerať zdeti se delovati verka, tyckas ดูเหมือนว่า görünmek 好像 здаватися; уявляти نظر آنا dường như 好像

ˈseeming adjective

existing in appearance, though not usually in reality. her seeming indifference. oënskynlik ظاهِري привиден aparente zdánlivý scheinbar tilsyneladende φαινομενικόςaparente näiv ظاهري näennäinen apparent לְמַראִית עַין आभास tobožnji, prividan látszólagos tampak sem virðist vera apparente 見せかけの (~) 처럼 보이는 tariamas šķietams pada lahirnya schijnbaartilsynelatende, øyensynligpozorny ښكاره، جوت، څرګند، ظاهر aparente apa­rent кажущийся zdanlivý navidezen na izgled skenbar, låtsad ที่ปรากฏต่อสายตา görünüşteki 表面上似乎的 уявний, несправжній ظاہر ہونا làm ra vẻ, bề ngoài 表面上的

ˈseemingly adverb

apparently; according to report. Seemingly, her mother is very ill. skynbaar كما يَبْدو، كَما يَظْهَر както изглежда aparentemente jak se zdá anscheinend tilsyneladende κατά τα φαινόμενα, προφανώςaparentemente nähtavasti ظاهرا näennäisesti apparemmentכנראה स्पष्टत: naoko látszólag rupanya að því er virðist apparentemente みかけは 겉보기에는 matyt šķiet; acīmredzot tampak pada lahirnya schijnbaartilsynelatende, øyensynligwidocznie په ښكاره، په ظاهره aparentemente în apa­renţă, aparent по-видимому zdanlivo očitno tobože tydligen ตามที่เห็นจากภายนอก göründüğü kadarıyla, sözüm ona 表面上似乎 на вигляд; очевидно ظاہری طور پر làm ra vẻ, bề ngoài 表面上

ˈseemly adjective

(negative unseemly) (of behaviour etc) suitable, proper or decent. seemly conduct. welvoeglike لائِق، مُناسِب пристоен correto slušný schicklich sømmelig ευπρεπής, ταιριαστόςdecente sünnis شايسته asiallinen convenableנאה, מתאים अच्छा, शोभनीय dolično, pristojno ill(end)ő patut viðeigandi, sæmandi conveniente きちんとした 품위 있는, 단정한 tinkamas, prideramas atbilstošs; pieklājīgs sopan gepastsømmelig, passendeprzyzwoity, właściwy وړ، مناسب، سينګار شوى، ښكلى، خيالي، ډولي. seen, دريم حالت seeد correcto con­venabil подобающий, приличествующий vhodný, primeraný primeren pristojan passande, tillbörlig เหมาะเจาะ edebe uygun, nazik (行為)得體的 пристойний; підхожий معقول انداز میں lịch sự 得体的，适宜的

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