seemly
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In court papers, state prison officials indicated their prospects for buying the drugs started to change as soon as it seemly likely lawmakers would pass the shield law.
From Seattle Times • May 4, 2023
It was all very public, and not very seemly.
From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2021
Richard Hofstadter rooted mid-20th century conspiracism in the feeling of being dispossessed, a feeling seemly confirmed by the outcome of public decisions upon which the "paranoid" could exert little to no influence.
From Salon • Nov. 21, 2021
After the first stillness, there was a wave of anxious self-interest, a predictable and not always seemly scrabble for resources as parents and children put in the huge work of setting up online.
From The Guardian • Jun. 13, 2020
He was a fine young fellow, seemly and demure as a dove.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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