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becoming

 adjective
     
be‧com‧ing formal
1 a piece of clothing, a hairstyle, etc that is becoming makes you look attractive:
Her short hairstyle is very becoming.
2 words or actions that are becoming are suitable for you or for the situation you are in:
She received the praise with becoming modesty.
—becomingly adverb
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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