becoming, comely, comme il faut, decorous, seemly
(adjective) according with custom or propriety; “her becoming modesty”; “comely behavior”; “it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money”; “seemly behavior”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
seemly (comparative seemlier, superlative seemliest)
(of behavior) Appropriate; suited to the occasion or purpose; becoming.
• apposite
• unseemly
seemly (comparative more seemly, superlative most seemly)
Appropriately, fittingly.
• Semley
Source: Wiktionary
Seem"ly, a. [Compar.Seemlier (; superl. Seeliest.] Etym: [Icel. s, fr. s becoming, fit; akin to samr same, E. same; the sense being properly, the same or like, hence, fitting. See Seem, v. i.]
Definition: Suited to the object, occasion, purpose, or character; suitable; fit; becoming; comely; decorous. He had a seemly nose. Chaucer. I am a woman, lacking wit To make a seemly answer to such persons. Shak. Suspense of judgment and exercise of charity were safer and seemlier for Christian men than the hot pursuit of these controversies. Hooker.
Syn.
– Becoming; fit; suitable; proper; appropriate; congruous; meet; decent; decorous.
Seem"ly, adv. [Compar. Seemlier; superl. Seemliest.]
Definition: In a decent or suitable manner; becomingly. Suddenly a men before him stood, Not rustic as before, but seemlier clad, As one in city or court or place bred. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 January 2025
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
