/ ˈsiːmli; NAmE / adjective
( old-fashioned or formal ) appropriate for a particular social situation
OPP unseemly
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old Norse sœmiligr , from soemr fitting.
/ ˈsiːmli; NAmE / adjective
( old-fashioned or formal ) appropriate for a particular social situation
OPP unseemly
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old Norse sœmiligr , from soemr fitting.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005