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seemly

seem.ly \-le-\ aj [ME semely, fr. ON soemiligr, fr. soemr becoming; akin to 
   ON]so-ma to beseem 1a: good-looking : HANDSOME  1b: agreeably fashioned : 
   ATTRACTIVE  2: conventionally proper : DECOROUS  3: suited to the occasion, 
   purpose, or person : FIT  - seemly av