unseemly

  • 21unseemly — un•seem•ly [[t]ʌnˈsim li[/t]] adj., li•er, li•est, adv. 1) not seemly; not in keeping with accepted standards of taste or proper form 2) inappropriate for time or place 3) in an unseemly manner • Etymology: 1250–1300 un•seem′li•ness, n. syn: See… …

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  • 22unseemly — /ʌnˈsimli/ (say un seemlee) adjective 1. not seemly; unfitting; unbecoming; improper; indecorous. 2. Obsolete unattractive. –adverb 3. in an unseemly manner. –unseemliness, noun …

  • 23unseemly adv — Your trousers have come apart! was Tom s unseemly comment, which had us all in stitches …

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  • 24unseemly — Synonyms and related words: Doric, aberrant, abnormal, abominable, atrocious, awkward, bad, barbaric, barbarous, cacophonous, chintzy, clumsy, coarse, coarsely, crassly, criminal, crude, crudely, delinquent, deviant, discreditable, disgraceful,… …

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  • 25unseemly — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. unbecoming, unsuitable, unfitting, improper, indecent, indecorous, tasteless. See unconformity, vulgarity. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [In bad taste; said of conduct ] Syn. rude, improper, unbecoming …

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  • 26unseemly — adj. Wright’s L. P. p. 31 …

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  • 27unseemly — adj. unbecoming, improper, indecorous, inappropriate …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 28unseemly — adjective (unseemlier, unseemliest) (of behaviour or actions) not proper or appropriate. Derivatives unseemliness noun …

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  • 29unseemly — a. Improper, indecorous, unbecoming, unmeet, unfit, unbefitting, indecent, unsuitable, inappropriate …

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  • 30unseemly — adj 1. unbecoming, indecorous, improper, unladylike, ungentlemanly, ungenteel, unmannerly, uncivil, impolite; undignified, unrefined, unpolished, inelegant, indelicate; impolitic, imprudent, indiscreet, tactless, injudicious. 2. crude, coarse,… …

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