See beseemly in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"etymology_text": "Compare seemly.",
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"ref": "1742, William Shenstone, The Schoolmistress:",
"text": "In beseemly order sitten there.",
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"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",
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