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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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 seemly
Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
Adverb
Another picture, taken outside, seemly showed the next step in the construction process.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seemly
Adjective
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This said, the movers were very polite and respectful and removed all of the excess packing.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
7 Jan. 2026
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Among her trio of old friends on a once-in-a-lifetime vacation, Kate is the polite peacekeeper.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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This is the beautiful thing about high school soccer.—
Lou Ponsi,
Oc Register,
22 Jan. 2026
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The cold was biting at that hour, and people hurried about, thinking of autumn—a season as bitter and disagreeable as a sour apple that could nonetheless hold a beautiful day or two in store before the freeze set in, a sudden blue sky washed clean by the wind or rain.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Paramount would seek to ensure that the WBD linear cable is appropriately valued as part of its overall effort to acquire the entirety of WBD.—
Corey Martin,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Giscard d’Estaing’s campaign self-consciously emulated American political campaigns of the day, and Depardon appropriately applies the tools of direct cinema to give us a probing, intimate look at the candidate on the cusp of power.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
20 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The new regulations also require things like hand-washing stations, proper refrigeration and prohibit using generators or propane tanks.—
James Taylor,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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While the theme words will not be a proper name, the spangram can be a proper name.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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To make sure there’s sufficient demand among bond investors, Treasury yields must remain attractive relative to the competition.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
10 Jan. 2026
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Home to the world’s largest oil reserves, the country is an attractive long-term opportunity for Big Oil, but companies are cautious about investing in the short term due to uncertainty around security and the rule of law.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
9 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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The show is fittingly given a live theater setting, with the characters working in a Depression-era movie house.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
12 Jan. 2026
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The graterhead itself was made fittingly as a revenge play against the Packers.—
Jayna Bardahl,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Let it be said, though, that ruling this fairyland—where sweets jump through hoops, perky as peppermint, or swirl around, rich as Spanish chocolate—requires not just a decorous carriage and a cordial disposition but true ballerina grit.—
Guillermo Perez,
Miami Herald,
9 Dec. 2025
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The affair grows less decorous in farcical scenes of upstairs and downstairs life — kitchen staff toiling away on blunts, a trigger-happy shooting party, and cockney pub patrons breaking out in song — and the various side plots.—
Elaina Patton,
IndieWire,
3 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Her husband, Laurent (Arnaud Binard), has shown up unexpectedly in Rome to find his wife in the arms of handsome Italian film director Giancarlo (Raoul Bova).—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
6 Jan. 2026
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Outlander is based on Diana Gabaldon's best-selling book series of the same name about the epic love story between an English World War II nurse who travels back in time to 18th-century Scotland and meets a handsome Highlander.—
Jillian Sederholm,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Jan. 2026
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“Seemly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seemly. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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