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Word entry · 6 letters

seemly

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"Proper in manner"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈsiːmli/Part of speech adjectiveSorted eelmsyStarts with SEnds with Y1 clues
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Definitions

  1. according with custom or propriety

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • His behavior was seemly, as befits a gentleman.
  • I am a woman, lacking wit / To make a seemly answer to such persons.
  • Suspense of judgment and exercise of charity were safer and seemlier for Christian men than the hot pursuit of these controversies.

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