seemly
/ˈsiːmli/
seemly adjective: of behavior, appropriate; suited to the occasion or purpose; becoming.
Adjective
seemly (comparative seemlier, superlative seemliest)
- Of behavior, appropriate; suited to the occasion or purpose; becoming.
- His behavior was seemly, as befits a gentleman.
- Suspense of judgment and exercise of charity were safer and seemlier for Christian men than the hot pursuit of these controversies.[1594], Richard Hooker, edited by J[ohn] S[penser], Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie, […], London: […] Iohn Windet, […], →OCLC, (please specify the page)
- Synonyms:
- apposite
Adverb
seemly (comparative more seemly, superlative most seemly)
- Appropriately, fittingly.
- The great earthes wombe they open to the sky, / And with sad Cypresse seemely it embraue [...].1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto I”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC
seemly meaning in Urdu, Bengali, Malayalam and Kannada
seemly in Urdu
- گوارا, موزوں, پروقار
seemly in Bengali
- শোভন, উপযুক্ত, মার্জিত
seemly in Malayalam
- പറ്റിയ, ചേരുന്ന, ചന്തമുള്ള, ഉചിതമായ, യുക്തമായ
seemly in Kannada
- ಕಂಗೊಳಿಸುವ, ಹೊಂದಿಕೆಯ, ತಕ್ಕ
Synonyms of seemly
Antonyms
Forms of seemly
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | seemlier |
| superlative | seemliest |
| Adverb | |
| comparative | more seemly |
| superlative | most seemly |
Origin of seemly
From Middle English semly, semely, semelich, from Old Norse sœmiligr (“seemly”); equivalent to seem + -ly. Cognate with Icelandic sæmilegur (“seemly, passable”), Danish sømmelig (“seemly”).
Words formed from seemly
Questions about seemly
- What does seemly mean?
- Seemly means of behavior, appropriate; suited to the occasion or purpose; becoming.
- What is seemly in Urdu?
- Seemly in Urdu is گوارا, موزوں, پروقار. See Seemly meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is seemly?
- Seemly can be an adjective or an adverb.
- How do you pronounce seemly?
- Seemly is pronounced /ˈsiːmli/.
Words near seemly in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: seemly (page history and authors); seemly (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); seemly (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); seemly (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); seemly (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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