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Definition of Seemlier

Seemlier
Seemly 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.
Seemlier
Seemly Seem"ly, a. [Compar.Seemlier; superl. Seeliest.] [Icel. s?miligr, fr. s?mr becoming, fit; akin to samr same, E. same; the sense being properly, the same or like, hence, fitting. See Seem, v. i.] 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.

Meaning of Seemlier from wikipedia

- Prize-winning poet Boris Pasternak. Saitiev repeats Pasternak's poem, "It is not seemly to be famous," before every match, and according to Buvaisar, the poem has...
- Aramaic. For instance, Hebrew ראוי rā'ûi "seen" borrowed the sense "worthy, seemly" from the Aramaic ḥzî meaning "seen" and "worthy". The Gr**** of the New...
- industriousness. Temperance or moderation is subdivided into good discipline, seemliness, modesty, and self-control. John McDowell argues that virtue is a "perceptual...
- forewarning Vore-right Going forward without regard to consequences or seemliness Voretold Foretold Vorewarn Forewarned Voul Foul Vower, vowr, vow'r Four...
- work was demolished he himself would do it in a decent manner and with seemliness. Toledo must have been one of the largest cities in Europe during this...
- colleagues were much feted by the Chinese because of what was construed as seemly compliance with conventional court etiquette. In October 1795, the Qianlong...
- believe that she was kidnapped. Alicia is then seen walking into the woods, seemly in a trance. 10 "The Hidden Boss Enters a Dungeon" Transliteration: "Ura...
- entitled the widowed Sibylla to a year of mourning, which was especially seemly given her pregnancy. Philip and the High Court could not agree on which...
- fourth-century B.C. Laws (6.775): "Drinking to excess is a practice that is nowhere seemly ... nor yet safe. ... It behooves both bride and bridegroom to be sober...
- Seemly was an unincorporated community in Grant County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office is closed. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names...