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单词 unseemly
释义
unseemly
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adj

Something that is inappropriate or unacceptable behavior is unseemly. It's a gentler, somewhat nicer word for "inappropriate" than its synonyms, the "in" words: "indecent, indecorous, indelicate, inelegant, inept" — well, you get the idea.
Knowing that the "un-" prefix turns a word into its opposite, you'll see that unseemly means "not seemly." Let's look at that word (which is related to our verb seem), because it carries the real meaning. Seemly goes back to around 1200, to the Old Norse word soemr, "fitting, becoming." The negative "un-" was added in the early 14th century to denote the opposite meaning. "Seems" to make sense, doesn’t it?
WORD FAMILY
unseemly: unseemlily, unseemliness+/seemly: seemlier, seemliest, seemlily, seemliness, unseemly
USAGE EXAMPLES
For 25 years, after all, Clinton was reviled as a synecdoche for unseemly female ambition.
Slate(Dec 27, 2016)
But critics say the measure being fast-tracked through the Legislature is “unseemly.”
Seattle Times(Dec 14, 2016)
And if he does, will even Republicans in Congress start probing the unseemly connections?
Slate(Dec 10, 2016)
adj not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
unseemly to use profanity
Syn
indecent, indecorous, unbecoming, uncomely, untoward
improper
not suitable or right or appropriate
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