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seem·ly
/ˈsimli/
(
a
.)適當的,恰當的,合適的,好看的
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Seem·ly
a.
[
Compar.
Seemlier
superl.
Seeliest
.]
Suited
to
the
object
,
occasion
,
purpose
,
or
character
;
suitable
;
fit
;
becoming
;
comely
;
decorous
.
He
had
a
seemly
nose
.
--
Chaucer
.
I
am
a
woman
,
lacking
wit
To
make
a
seemly
answer
to
such
persons
. --
Shak
.
Suspense
of
judgment
and
exercise
of
charity
were
safer
and
seemlier
for
Christian
men
than
the
hot
pursuit
of
these
controversies
.
--
Hooker
.
Syn:
--
Becoming
;
fit
;
suitable
;
proper
;
appropriate
;
congruous
;
meet
;
decent
;
decorous
.
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Seem·ly
adv.
[
Compar.
Seemlier
;
superl.
Seemliest
.]
In
a
decent
or
suitable
manner
;
becomingly
.
Suddenly
a
men
before
him
stood
,
Not
rustic
as
before
,
but
seemlier
clad
,
As
one
in
city
or
court
or
place
bred
. --
Milton
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
seemly
adj
:
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
" [
syn
:
becoming
,
comely
,
comme il faut
,
decent
,
decorous
]
[
also
:
seemliest
,
seemlier
]
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