Seem"li*ness, n. The quality or state of being seemly: comeliness;
propriety.
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Seem"ly (?), a. [Compar.Seemlier (&?;); superl. Seeliest.] [Icel.
s&?;miligr, fr. s&?;mr becoming, fit; akin to samr same, E. same; the
sense being properly, the same or like, hence, fitting. See Seem, v.
i.] Suited to the object, occasion, purpose, or character; suitable;
fit; becoming; comely; decorous.
He had a seemly nose.
Chaucer.