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Definition of Beseemly
1. a. Fit; suitable; becoming.
Definition of Beseemly
1. Adjective. (archaic) fit; suitable; becoming ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Beseemly
1. fitting [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Beseemly
Literary usage of Beseemly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of English Poetry by William John Courthope (1905)
"See, to their seats they hye with merry glee, And in beseemly order sitten there ;
All but the wight ..."
2. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"beseemly, be-seem'-le) a. Fit ; becoming. To BESET, (be-set ) ». a. To besiege ;
to way lay ; to embarrass ; to fall upon. ..."
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