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seemly

🇬🇧 UK/'si:mli/🇺🇸 US
GREA2

Definitions

adj.

Appropriate and proper in behavior or appearance; fitting for the occasion.

得体的；适当的；合乎礼仪的

adv.

In an appropriate and fitting manner.

得体地；适当地

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
seemother
+
lyin the manner of
=seemly

Common Collocations

  • 1.seemly behavior得体的举止
  • 2.seemly appearance得体的仪表
  • 3.[seemly conduct]合宜的行为
  • 4.[seemly attire]适当的着装

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    It is not seemly to argue loudly at a formal dinner.

  • 2.

    She dressed in a seemly manner for the solemn ceremony.

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