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Date: 1100-1200
Language: Old Norse
Origin: sœmligr, from sœmr; SEEM

seemly

 adjective
     
seem‧ly old-fashioned
suitable for a particular situation or social occasion, according to accepted standards of behaviour [≠ unseemly]:
It was not seemly for ladies to talk about money.
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