misbecome

[ mis-bi-kuhm ]

verb (used with object)

, mis·be·came, mis·be·come, mis·be·com·ing.

1. to be unsuitable, unbecoming, or unfit for.

misbecome

/ ˌmɪsbɪˈkʌm /

verb

1. tr to be unbecoming to or unsuitable for

Word History and Origins

Origin of misbecome¹

First recorded in 1520–30; mis- ¹ + become

Example Sentences

Though she was now long past her fiftieth year, Elizabeth, on the whole, did not misbecome her magnificent apparel.

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A careless song, with a little nonsense in it now and then, does not misbecome a monarch.

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And, indeed, I thought it did not wholly misbecome me as it was, being by nature curly.

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She did so with a simple, quiet dignity, that would not have misbecome a duchess.

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The greater portion of Roman law is expressed in terms which would not misbecome scientific or speculative treatises.

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