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unseemly - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'unseemly' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Unseemly [ a.]
- Not seemly; unbecoming; indecent.
2 . Unseemly [ adv.]
- In an unseemly manner.

Meaning of 'unseemly' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . unseemly [ s]
Meaning (1):
- not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
Example in sentence:
  • indecorous behavior;
  • language unbecoming to a lady;
  • moved to curb their untoward ribaldry;
  • unseemly to use profanity;
  • was buried with indecent haste

Nearby Words:

unsacrament unsad unsadden unsaddle unsadness unsafety unsaint unsaintly unsalable unsanctification

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