释义
[ uhn-seem -lee ] SHOW IPA
/ ʌnˈsim li / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective, un·seem·li·er, un·seem·li·est. 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.
inappropriate for time or place: an unseemly hour.
Origin of unseemly Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at un-1 , seemly
SYNONYMS FOR unseemly 1 unbefitting, inappropriate.
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synonym study for unseemly 1 . See improper.
OTHER WORDS FROM unseemly un·seem·li·ness, noun Words nearby unseemly unsecured loan, unseduced, unseeded, unseeing, unseelie, unseemly , unseen, unsegregated, unselfconscious, unselfish, unsell
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Example sentences from the Web for unseemly Dean Naoum, for one, thinks the conflict has reduced the city to an unseemly spectacle.
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Only the unworldly could still think this was, at its worst, only an unseemly platonic relationship rather than a serious bonding.
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But it betrays a stunning lack of historical awareness and an unseemly lack of faith.
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Loud, overbearing, and unseemly , he is the very personification of the human id in a mock turtleneck and gold chain.
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So is it unseemly to therefore flip it back to the Dems and ask, “Whither go the bros?”
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"Lady Ursula, this is most unseemly ," she said as coldly as she could.
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To-night, sitting here, the picture of Miss Hamm upon horseback persists in the retina of my brain as a far from unseemly vision.
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But Phœbus Apollo came down to guard it, and he spread over it his golden shield to keep away all unseemly things.
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Those bodies which escaped entire neglect were burnt or buried without the customary mourning, and with unseemly carelessness.
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It would be unseemly , as it would be unjust, if he were to conceal the circumstances under which these works had been constructed.
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British Dictionary definitions for unseemly adjective not in good style or taste; unbecoming
obsolete unattractive
adverb rare in an unseemly manner
Derived forms of unseemly unseemliness , noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to unseemly untoward, tawdry, indecent, inappropriate, undignified, cheap, coarse, crude, disreputable, inapt, incorrect, indecorous, indelicate, inelegant, inept, malapropos, malodorous, poor, raffish, rough