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uncomely

un·co·mely

uncommon

adjective

1.

not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society

  • “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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Origin

From Middle English uncomli, uncomelich, uncumelich, unkumelich, equivalent to un- + comely.

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