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unseemly

un·seemly

US/ʌˈnsimli/ 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 unsemli, probably a partial calque of Old Norse úsǽmiligr (“unseemly”); equivalent to un- + seemly. Cognate with Icelandic ósæmileg (“offensive”), Norwegian usømmelig (“unseemly”), Danish usømmelig (“unseemly”), German unziemlich.

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