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the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [adjective] > seemly or proper (28)
seemly?c1225

Of conduct, speech, appearance: Conformable to propriety or good taste; becoming, decorous.

comelya1350

Appropriate; decent; proper; conforming to acceptable moral or social standards. Now archaic and rare.

seemc1400

Seemly, proper, fitting.

ablea1500

Seemly, proper. Obsolete. rare.

setting1535

Becoming, suitable, graceful. Obsolete exc. Scottish. Cf. sitting, adj. 5.

decent1545

In accordance with or satisfying the general standard of propriety or good taste, in conduct, speech, or action; esp. conformable to or satisfying…

civil1582

Of clothing, behaviour, etc.: decent, seemly, respectable; not showy, sober. Obsolete.

proper1738

Conforming to recognized social standards or etiquette; decent, decorous, respectable, seemly. Frequently in predicative use.

gradely1763

Of persons, their actions and attributes. in modern dialectal use, a general term of commendation; chiefly with reference to character: Decent…

decorous1792

Characterized by decorum or outward conformity to the recognized standard of propriety and good taste in manners, behaviour, etc.

nice1799

Respectable, virtuous, decent.

correctc1800

Of persons: Adhering exactly to an acknowledged standard. of manners or behaviour.

proprietous1815

Having or characterized by due (or sometimes excessive) regard for propriety; decorous, proper; fastidious, punctilious.

Subcategories:

— specifically of persons (1)
— strictly proper (14)
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