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Definition of seemly adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

seemly

adjective
 
/ˈsiːmli/
 
/ˈsiːmli/
(old-fashioned or formal)
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  1. appropriate for a particular social situation
    • It was not considered seemly to talk in such a way in front of the children.
    opposite unseemly
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Norse sœmiligr, from soemr ‘fitting’.
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