1
as in polite
following the established traditions of refined society and good taste
it would not be seemly to use the memorial service as a forum for your political views
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2
as in beautiful
very pleasing to look at
a young man of seemly appearance, robust health, and keen intelligence
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as in appropriately
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seemly
Adjective
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Padilla ordinarily is a very polite guy, extraordinary civil — calm, soft-spoken, the opposite of an aggressive loudmouth.—
George Skelton,
Mercury News,
18 June 2025 -
Gentle readers often ask Miss Manners how to respond to questions put to them for which there does not appear to be any polite answer.—
Judith Martin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 June 2025
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Until then, the MIT Museum will remain a beautiful shell with very little inside.—
Amir Husain,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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In Brooklyn, there was a full house at the beautiful opera-house-like Roulette space.—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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The borrower acknowledges that the borrower is capable of using the pans in a safe and proper manner.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
19 June 2025
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Talk to your provider about your symptoms and health history to determine if Botox is the proper treatment for you.—
Brandi Jones,
Health,
19 June 2025
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Robert, who turns 28 on Aug. 3, is somewhat more attractive, a plus defender in center who has stolen 21 bases in 26 attempts.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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Grocery stores operate on the thinnest of margins and chic or attractive has nothing to do with marketing commodities like eggs and bread.—
Greg Petro,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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More decorous versions simply excluded Jews, Blacks, and others to create those ethnic enclaves Vance decries in the form of elite institutions from country clubs to, formerly, Congress and the courts.—
Rebecca Solnit
August 23,
Literary Hub,
23 Aug. 2024
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Instead, they are selected and rearranged to form a narrative of gradual debasement: a semantic descent from the decorous to the vulgar, often ending with crude references to the body.—
Jeffrey Weiss,
Artforum,
1 May 2025
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In 1923, the handsome thirty-one-year-old movie star Wallace Reid died from morphine and alcohol addiction.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 June 2025
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All the Hamrick brothers are handsome, though in slightly different ways, like dogs born in different litters to the same purebred parents.—
David Sedaris,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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The resulting narrative portrayed the workers as respectable, sober, disciplined homeowners and family men, while the Pinkertons became an external, extralegal threat.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
15 June 2025
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Even turnovers — Game 3 aside — have been a plus, with a very respectable 11.9 percent rate for the series.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
13 June 2025
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Candice took us to the west, the prettier side of the compound, where the maze lay, and the gardens and pond.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 June 2025
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High-Quality Pantry Staples When in doubt, a practical choice, especially one that comes in pretty packaging, will always be appreciated—or at the very least, used.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
20 June 2025
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“Seemly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seemly. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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