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becomingly

adverb

  1. befittingly/with graceful fitness (in a becoming manner)
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Pronunciation: /bɪˈkʌmɪŋli/

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English becoming Middle English -ly English -ly English becomingly From becoming + -ly.

  1. In a becoming manner.

    Some of these were dressed most gorgeously, others becomingly, and several sneaked in with fantail bangers, calling themselves "Gentlemen of the Nineteenth Century."

    The pleated skirts she liked were becomingly short.