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unseemly
[ uhn-seem-lee ]
adjective
- not seemly; not in keeping with established standards of taste or proper form; unbecoming or indecorous in appearance, speech, conduct, etc.:
an unseemly act; unseemly behavior.
Synonyms: unbefitting, inappropriate
- inappropriate for time or place:
an unseemly hour.
adverb
- in an unseemly manner.
unseemly
/ ʌnˈsiːmlɪ /
adjective
- not in good style or taste; unbecoming
- obsolete.unattractive
adverb
- rare.in an unseemly manner
Derived Forms
- unˈseemliness, noun
Other Words From
- un·seemli·ness noun
Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
He did not want to appear unseemly as he would be the man with the most to gain if the new government was approved.
Dean Naoum, for one, thinks the conflict has reduced the city to an unseemly spectacle.
Only the unworldly could still think this was, at its worst, only an unseemly platonic relationship rather than a serious bonding.
But it betrays a stunning lack of historical awareness and an unseemly lack of faith.
Loud, overbearing, and unseemly, he is the very personification of the human id in a mock turtleneck and gold chain.
Notwithstanding the unseemly hour, the people came running out at the outcry and clamor especially those from the nearest houses.
The trumpet of Wesley and Whitefield was needed before that unseemly slumber could again be broken.
All this unseemly rage and row about such aa Dorcas, I never saw you carry on like this before.
His dress was of the meanest materials, and so ragged and unseemly as to give him the air of studied poverty.
George Heriot rose from the table, observing, that wine-cups and legal documents were unseemly neighbours.
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