English Explanatory Dictionary

unseemly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Inconsistent with established standards of good form or taste.
adv
  1. In an unseemly manner.

Pronunciation

en-us-unseemly.ogg

Word forms

unseemly unseemlier unseemliest unsemely more unseemly most unseemly

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.

Synonyms

unbecoming indecorous immorally improperly indecently illicitly immodestly incontinently reprehensibly unchastely unseemly unvirtuously wickedly wrongfully wrongly

Antonyms

seemly

Related words

unseemliness inappropriate
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