So as to give the impression of having a certain quality; apparently.
Seemly
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Suited to the object, occasion, purpose, or character;suitable; fit; becoming; comely; decorous.He had a seemly nose. Chaucer.I am a woman, lacking wit To make a seemly answer to such persons.Shak.Suspense of judgment and exercise of charity were safer and seemlierfor Christian men than the hot pursuit of these controversies.Hooker.
Seemly meaning & definition 1 of Seemly.
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socially suitable and polite
Seemly meaning & definition 2 of Seemly.
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Conforming to accepted notions of propriety or good taste; decorous.
Seemly meaning & definition 3 of Seemly.
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