"beseemly" meaning in All languages combined

See beseemly on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more beseemly [comparative], most beseemly [superlative]
Etymology: Compare seemly. Head templates: {{en-adj}} beseemly (comparative more beseemly, superlative most beseemly)
  1. (archaic) fit; suitable; becoming Tags: archaic Derived forms: unbeseemly
    Sense id: en-beseemly-en-adj-Jo5s~GA4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more beseemly",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "most beseemly",
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        "superlative"
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
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        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "unbeseemly"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              3,
              11
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "1742, William Shenstone, The Schoolmistress:",
          "text": "In beseemly order sitten there.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              131,
              139
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "1805, Ewan Clark, The Rustic:",
          "text": "To Connel's shop my SUSAN will I bring,\nTo fit her finger with the wedding-ring;\nProcure the licence, and all else beside,\nFit and beseemly for my bonny bride",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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      ],
      "id": "en-beseemly-en-adj-Jo5s~GA4",
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      ],
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        "(archaic) fit; suitable; becoming"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
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    }
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  "derived": [
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        "comparative"
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    {
      "form": "most beseemly",
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        "superlative"
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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              131,
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          "text": "To Connel's shop my SUSAN will I bring,\nTo fit her finger with the wedding-ring;\nProcure the licence, and all else beside,\nFit and beseemly for my bonny bride",
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        "(archaic) fit; suitable; becoming"
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}

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