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seemly

Letters that make seemly

s, e, l, m, y are letters that make 'seemly'

Words within seemly

ml, em, SE, seem, EE, see, Se are words within 'seemly'

seemly is a 6 letter word starting with s
seemly is a 6 letter word ending with y

1 possible definitions for 'seemly'

Seemly as "according with custom or propriety"

Under this definition, seemly is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

becoming, decent, comme il faut, comely, decorous have the same meaning as 'seemly'

Derivatives of seemly

decency, decorum, decorousness, seemliness, becomingness, grace are derivatives of 'seemly'.

Similar to seemly

proper is similar to seemly.

Example of seemly used within this context

"her becoming modesty", "comely behavior", "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money", "a decent burial", "seemly behavior"