Beseeming
to be fit for or worthy of; become:
conduct that beseems a gentleman.
to be suitable or fitting.
historical examples
a monk of fife andrew lang
kenilworth sir walter scott
the leopard woman stewart edward white
seeing europe with famous authors, vol viii various
the case of the registered letter augusta groner
tales of destiny edmund mitch-ll
footsteps of fate louis couperus
armenian legends and festivals louis a. boettiger
a christian directory (part 4 of 4) richard baxter
the pot of gold mary e. wilkins
verb
(archaic) to be suitable for; befit
adj.
v.
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- Besht
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- Beside oneself
by or at the side of; near: sit down beside me. compared with: beside him other writers seem amateurish. apart from; not connected with: beside the point; beside the question. besides (defs 4, 5). along the side of something: the family rode in the carriage, and the dog ran along beside. besides (def 2). beside […]
- Beside the point
also, beside the mark or question . irrelevant, off the subject. for example, whether you had insurance is beside the point; the accident is your fault . these terms came into common use in the mid-1800s. also see neither here nor there