Unseemly
[ʌn'siːmlɪ] or [ʌn'simli]
Definition
(a.) Not seemly; unbecoming; indecent.
(adv.) In an unseemly manner.
Checker: Stella
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Improper, indecorous, unbecoming, unmeet, unfit, unbefitting, indecent.
Checker: Monroe
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Unbecoming, indecorous, unsuitable, unfit, unbefitting,[See SEASONABLE]
Edited by Erna
Examples
- We have been talking with unseemly zeal about bloody battles and butchering generals; we arrive now at a triumph in your line. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- And once more, the inharmonious and unseemly nature can only tend to disproportion? Plato. The Republic.
- Oh, shameful, shameful ending, after such unseemly boasting! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- No unseemly sights were therefore discernible: the shops were in general open, the concourse of passengers in some degree kept up. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Preparation of the greens will further become necessary if you persist in this unseemly demeanour. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Tut, tut, Mr. Philander, remonstrated the professor, this unseemly haste is most unbecoming to men of letters. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
Edited by Erna