BESEEMING

Etymology 1

Verb

beseeming

present participle of beseem

Adjective

beseeming (comparative more beseeming, superlative most beseeming)

Becoming, befitting, suitable.

Etymology 2

Noun

beseeming (usually uncountable, plural beseemings)

(obsolete) Appearance; look; clothing worn.

(obsolete) Attractiveness.

Source: Wiktionary


Be*seem"ing, n.

1. Appearance; look; garb. [Obs.] I . . . did company these three in poor beseeming. Shak.

2. Comeliness. Baret.

Be*seem"ing, a.

Definition: Becoming; suitable. [Archaic] -- Be*seem"ing*ly, adv.

– Be*seem"ing*ness, n.

BESEEM

Be*seem", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beseemed; p. pr. & vb. n. Beseeming.] Etym: [Pref. be- + seem.]

Definition: Literally: To appear or seem (well, ill, best, etc.) for (one) to do or to have. Hence: To be fit, suitable, or proper for, or worthy of; to become; to befit. A duty well beseeming the preachers. Clarendon. What form of speech or behavior beseemeth us, in our prayers to God Hocker.

Be*seem", v. i.

Definition: To seem; to appear; to be fitting. [Obs.] "As beseemed best." Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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