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
"Whether it's technically extortion, whether it is some other misconduct, nothing about this is seemly for a former president," she said.
From Salon • Oct. 11, 2022
It was all very public, and not very seemly.
From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2021
GS But after he was no longer here, it didn’t seem... seemly.
From The Guardian • Dec. 23, 2019
The beauty of the Lady of the Keep confused his mind, and in this rich, seemly, orderly, strange Court, he felt himself to be a goatherd born and bred.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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