what does unseemly mean?
UNSEEMLY as ADJECTIVE
- Meaning
- not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- was buried with indecent haste
- indecorous behavior
- language unbecoming to a lady
- unseemly to use profanity
- moved to curb their untoward ribaldry
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