well-beseemingadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlbᵻˈsiːmɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlbəˈsimɪŋ/,

/ˌwɛlbiˈsimɪŋ/

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and beseeming adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., beseeming adj.

Etymology: < well adv. + beseeming adj.

Now archaic and rare.

Highly proper or appropriate; = well-becoming adj. Also: attractive, esp. only ostensibly so; cf. well-seeming adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adjective] > fitting or proper > very

well-beseeminga1492

well-becoming1530

well-befitting1603

a1492 W. Caxton tr. Vitas Patrum (1495) i. xxvii. f. xlv^v/2 It sholde not be a thyng propre ne well besemynge.

1594 W. Shakespeare Titus Andronicus ii. iii. 56 Romes Royall Empresse, Vnfurnisht of her well beseeming troope?

1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 i. i. 14 In mutuall welbeseeming rankes.

1621 R. Brathwait Natures Embassie 97 Her haire, her smile, her well-beseeming grace, By which so many Troians were vndone.

1653 T. Hilder Conjugall Counsell 91 It is an excellent and well-beseeming carriage in a wife thus to oversee the waies of her Family.

1745 C. McCarthy Fair Moralist 40 The deserving, well-beseeming Youth, repaid 'em all alike in Courtesy.

1790 Poet. Epist. to John Wolcot 15 Thy hypocrisy was well beseeming: You always bore a smile upon your face, Yielding the worst of hearts the best of grace.

1842 Boston Courier 8 Aug. They take frequent opportunities to profess their utter indifference to newspaper censure, and their lofty and well beseeming scorn of editors.

1919 Corona (Calif.) Independent 26 July Nor were sunshine e'er so gleaming, Or the blossom yet so fair. As when maidens well beseeming Fill the sight with rapture rare.

Derivatives

†

well-beˈseemingly adv. Obsolete rare Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Bienseamment, comelily, agreeably, well-beseemingly.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	well-beseeming
释义	well-beseemingadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlbᵻˈsiːmɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌwɛlbəˈsimɪŋ/, /ˌwɛlbiˈsimɪŋ/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and beseeming adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., beseeming adj. Etymology: < well adv. + beseeming adj. Now archaic and rare. Highly proper or appropriate; = well-becoming adj. Also: attractive, esp. only ostensibly so; cf. well-seeming adj. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adjective] > fitting or proper > very well-beseeminga1492 well-becoming1530 well-befitting1603 a1492 W. Caxton tr. Vitas Patrum (1495) i. xxvii. f. xlv^v/2 It sholde not be a thyng propre ne well besemynge. 1594 W. Shakespeare Titus Andronicus ii. iii. 56 Romes Royall Empresse, Vnfurnisht of her well beseeming troope? 1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 i. i. 14 In mutuall welbeseeming rankes. View more context for this quotation 1621 R. Brathwait Natures Embassie 97 Her haire, her smile, her well-beseeming grace, By which so many Troians were vndone. 1653 T. Hilder Conjugall Counsell 91 It is an excellent and well-beseeming carriage in a wife thus to oversee the waies of her Family. 1745 C. McCarthy Fair Moralist 40 The deserving, well-beseeming Youth, repaid 'em all alike in Courtesy. 1790 Poet. Epist. to John Wolcot 15 Thy hypocrisy was well beseeming: You always bore a smile upon your face, Yielding the worst of hearts the best of grace. 1842 Boston Courier 8 Aug. They take frequent opportunities to profess their utter indifference to newspaper censure, and their lofty and well beseeming scorn of editors. 1919 Corona (Calif.) Independent 26 July Nor were sunshine e'er so gleaming, Or the blossom yet so fair. As when maidens well beseeming Fill the sight with rapture rare. Derivatives † well-beˈseemingly adv. Obsolete rare Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Bienseamment, comelily, agreeably, well-beseemingly. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1492
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