beseem
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Why, does not beseem us here to inquire.
From Burl by Heady, Morrison
Of course, I have nothing to say against my daughter—she's my own uprearing, so it would ill beseem me to run her down.
From Frances Kane's Fortune by Meade, L. T.
I must remain in camp myself, for all the responsibility is on me, that is, first; and second, it does not beseem my office to go on an expedition against ruffians.
From The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk
Surely 'twould ill beseem me ought from the stores to take.
From The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition by Unknown
D. betamen to beseem, G. ziemen, Goth. gatiman, and E. tame.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah
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