beseemly

English

Etymology

Compare seemly.

Adjective

beseemly (comparative more beseemly, superlative most beseemly)

1. (archaic) fit; suitable; becoming
   • 1742, William Shenstone, The Schoolmistress:

     In beseemly order sitten there.

   • 1805, Ewan Clark, The Rustic:

     To Connel's shop my SUSAN will I bring,
     To fit her finger with the wedding-ring;
     Procure the licence, and all else beside,
     Fit and beseemly for my bonny bride

Derived terms

• unbeseemly

 

References

• “beseemly”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.