- fá-dæmiligr
- adj. (-liga, adv.), portentous, Fms. iii. 167.
An Icelandic-English dictionary. Richard Cleasby and Gudbrand Vigfusson. 1874.
fá-dæmiligr
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Seemlier — Seemly Seem ly (s[=e]m l[y^]), a. [Compar.{Seemlier} (s[=e]m l[i^]*[ e]r); superl. {Seeliest}.] [Icel. s[ae]miligr, fr. s[ae]mr becoming, fit; akin to samr same, E. same; the sense being properly, the same or like, hence, fitting. See {Seem}, v.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Seemly — Seem ly (s[=e]m l[y^]), a. [Compar.{Seemlier} (s[=e]m l[i^]*[ e]r); superl. {Seeliest}.] [Icel. s[ae]miligr, fr. s[ae]mr becoming, fit; akin to samr same, E. same; the sense being properly, the same or like, hence, fitting. See {Seem}, v. i.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
seemly — adjective (seemlier; est) Etymology: Middle English semely, from Old Norse sœmiligr, from sœmr fitting Date: 13th century 1. a. good looking, handsome b. agreeably fashioned ; attractive 2. conventionally proper … New Collegiate Dictionary
milligram — mil|li|gram also milligramme BrE [ˈmılıgræm] n written abbreviation mg a unit for measuring weight. There are 1000 milligrams in one gram … Dictionary of contemporary English
seemly — adjective (seemlier, seemliest) conforming to propriety or good taste. Derivatives seemliness noun Origin ME: from ON sœmiligr, from soemr (see seem) … English new terms dictionary
seemly — seem•ly [[t]ˈsim li[/t]] adj. li•er, li•est, adv. 1) fitting or proper; decorous: Your outburst was hardly seemly[/ex] 2) suitable or appropriate: a seemly gesture[/ex] 3) of pleasing appearance; handsome 4) in a seemly manner; fittingly;… … From formal English to slang
seemly — /ˈsimli / (say seemlee) adjective (seemlier, seemliest) 1. fitting or becoming with respect to propriety or good taste; decent; decorous. 2. of pleasing appearance; handsome. 3. Obsolete suitable. –adverb 4. in a seemly manner; fittingly;… …
seemly — [sēm′lē] adj. seemlier, seemliest [ME semlich < ON sœmiligr < sœmr, fitting < sœma: see SEEM] 1. pleasing in appearance; fair; handsome 2. suitable, proper, fitting, or becoming, esp. as regards conventional standards of conduct or good… … English World dictionary
seem|ly — «SEEM lee», adjective, li|er, li|est, adverb. –adj. 1. fitting or becoming with respect to good taste; suitable; proper: »Some old people do not consider modern dances seemly. SYNONYM(S) … Useful english dictionary
