beseem
to be fit for or worthy of; become: conduct that beseems a gentleman.
to be suitable or fitting.
Origin of beseem
1Other words from beseem
- un·be·seem·ing, adjective
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How to use beseem in a sentence
Tressilian appeared, and made a low and beseeming reference.
Kenilworth | Sir Walter ScottMrs. Polly watched them with beseeming awe and deference, but it was a great trial to her, and she grew very nervous over it.
The Pot of Gold | Mary E. WilkinsHearing this speech, I seemed to behold myself swinging by a tow from a tree branch, a death not beseeming one of gentle blood.
A Monk of Fife | Andrew LangFor are not these things beseeming and answerable to the doctrine of Socrates?
Essays and Miscellanies | PlutarchYea, peace is too little; exceeding joy is the portion, and most beseeming condition of the upright.
A Christian Directory (Part 4 of 4) | Richard Baxter
British Dictionary definitions for beseem
/ (bɪˈsiːm) /
archaic to be suitable for; befit
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