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plin
04-08-2005, 03:25 PM
Please write one or two sentences using this adjective: seemly.

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Plin

Pete
04-08-2005, 06:15 PM
Please write one or two sentences using this adjective: seemly.

Thanks.


Plin
This is a fairly old-fashioned term meaning socially suitable, appropriate:
- In the Victorian era, it was not considered seemly for a young woman to speak to a gentleman except in the company of a chaperone.

- His formal attire was seemly for attending a classical concert.