Found 2 items, similar to Beseeming.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: beseem
beseem
v : accord or comport with;
“This kind of behavior does not suit
a young woman!” [syn:
befit,
suit]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Beseeming
Beseem
\Be*seem"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Beseemed; p. pr. & vb.
n.
Beseeming.] [Pref. be- + seem.]
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.
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A duty well beseeming the preachers. --Clarendon.
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What form of speech or behavior beseemeth us, in our
prayers to God ? --Hocker.
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Beseeming
\Be*seem"ing\, n.
1. Appearance; look; garb. [Obs.]
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I . . . did company these three in poor beseeming.
--Shak.
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2. Comeliness. --Baret.
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Beseeming
\Be*seem"ing\, a.
Becoming; suitable. [Archaic] --
Be*seem"ing*ly, adv. --
Be*seem"ing*ness, n.
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