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Search phrase: seemly

Plays

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Henry VIIIH8 III.i.178To make a seemly answer to such persons.To make a seemely answer to such persons.
Romeo and JulietRJ III.iii.112Unseemly woman in a seeming man!Vnseemely woman, in a seeming man,

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SonnetsSonn.22.6 Is but the seemly raiment of my heart, Is but the seemely rayment of my heart,

Glossary

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amisswrongly, improperly, in an unseemly way
beseembefit, be fitting [for], be seemly [for]
civilseemly, decent, well-behaved
ill-beseemingunseemly, inappropriate, unbecoming
lewdimproper, unseemly
likelypromising, hopeful; or: seemly, good-looking
mannerlyseemly, decent, modest
misbecomeappear unbecoming to, be unseemly to
modestdecorous, seemly, not offending modesty
modestypropriety, protocol, seemly behaviour
obscenelymalapropism possibly for ‘seemly
uncomelinessunseemly behaviour, improper conduct
unreverentirreverent, disrespectful, unseemly
untowardunmannerly, improper, unseemly

Thesaurus

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behaviour, seemlymodesty
behaviour, unseemlyuncomeliness
seemlycivil
seemlymodest
seemlymannerly
seemlylikely
seemly behaviourmodesty
seemly, bebeseem
unseemlyill-beseeming
unseemlyunreverent
unseemlyuntoward
unseemlylewd
unseemly behaviouruncomeliness
unseemly way, in anamiss
unseemly, bemisbecome

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
SEEMBASICseemly adv
SEEMNOTunseemly adj
UNSEEMLYBASICsee SEEM

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