seemly[adjective]Synonyms: fitting, appropriate, becoming, decent, decorous, fit, proper, suitable
Antonyms: unseemly
Contrasted words: inappropriate, unfit, unseasonable, unsuitable, untimely, incompatible, uncongenial, displeasing, unpleasing
Related Words: compatible,
congenial,
congruous,
consistent,
consonant,
pleasing [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
seem‧ly /ˈsiːmli/
adjective old-fashioned[
Date: 1100-1200;
Language: Old Norse;
Origin: smligr, from smr; ⇒ seem]
suitable for a particular situation or social occasion, according to accepted standards of behaviour
Antonym : unseemly:
It was not seemly for ladies to talk about money. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲