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uncalled-for
[ uhn-kawld-fawr ]
adjective
- not called for; not required; superfluous; unwanted.
- unwarranted; unjustified; improper:
an uncalled-for criticism.
uncalled-for
/ ˌʌnˈkɔːldfɔː /
adjective
- unnecessary or unwarranted
Word History and Origins
Origin of uncalled-for1
Idioms and Phrases
Not justified, undeserved, as in That rude remark was uncalled for . [Early 1800s] Also see call for , def. 3.Example Sentences
It may sound severe and uncalled-for from me, but every man who has forgotten his mother-tongue is tottering on his feet.
Nay, he had even made up his mind to give up altogether these uncalled-for visits.
His brothers and sisters were too fond of their step-mother to say how absurdly uncalled-for they thought this privilege.
Podbury's mirth immediately subsides into gravity, and he kicks several unoffending chairs with quite uncalled-for brutality.
Young Darwin made no reply, and seemingly did not hear the uncalled-for chidings.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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