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unseemly

adj

Etymology

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.

  1. inherited from unsemli

Definitions

  1. Inconsistent with established standards of good form or taste.

    • He was drunk and made some very unseemly comments.
    • Yet this I can say, I was very wary of giving them occasion, by any unseemly action, to make them averse to going on pilgrimage.
    • Secrets that few would like to scrutinise were bred and hidden in mountains of unseemly rags, masses of corrupted fat, and sepulchres of bones.

  2. In an unseemly manner.

    • […] [Charitie] Doeth not behaue it selfe vnseemly, seeketh not her owne, is not easily prouoked, thinketh no euill,

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA