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Seemly

//ˈsiːmli// adj, adv

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of behavior, appropriate; suited to the occasion or purpose; becoming.

    "His behavior was seemly, as befits a gentleman."

Adjective
  1. 1
    according with custom or propriety wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    Appropriately, fittingly.

    "The great earthes wombe they open to the sky, / And with sad Cypresse seemely it embraue [...]."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English semly, semely, semelich, from Old Norse sœmiligr (“seemly”); equivalent to seem + -ly. Cognate with Icelandic sæmilegur (“seemly, passable”), Danish sømmelig (“seemly”).

Etymology 2

From Middle English semly, semely, semelich, from Old Norse sœmiligr (“seemly”); equivalent to seem + -ly. Cognate with Icelandic sæmilegur (“seemly, passable”), Danish sømmelig (“seemly”).

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