Synonyms for unseemly
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : uhn-seem-lee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈsim li |
Top 10 synonyms for unseemly Other synonyms for the word unseemly
Définition of unseemly
Origin :- early 14c., "unfitting, indecent," from un- (1) "not" + seemly. Cf. Old Norse usoemiligr.
- adj improper; in bad taste
- Let's settle on it now, so as to have no unseemly wrangle when the waiter comes.
- Extract from : « One Day's Courtship » by Robert Barr
- Speak not with unseemly levity of the mysteries of the toilet,' he cried.
- Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- Do as I would, I could not restrain him from these unseemly shouts.
- Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson
- And once more, the inharmonious and unseemly nature can only tend to disproportion?
- Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
- Could it be the new footman indulging in this unseemly mirth?
- Extract from : « The Harmsworth Magazine, v. 1, 1898-1899, No. 2 » by Various
- No doubt the king had acted with unseemly haste and lack of consideration.
- Extract from : « Hymns and Hymnwriters of Denmark » by Jens Christian Aaberg
- "David, this is unseemly," exclaimed Schumann, with mock severity.
- Extract from : « A Day with Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy » by George Sampson
- Carlos and his son Ferdinand were engaged in an unseemly quarrel.
- Extract from : « A Short History of Spain » by Mary Platt Parmele
- He was ashamed of that unseemly posture, and put his hands in his pockets hurriedly.
- Extract from : « Tales of Unrest » by Joseph Conrad
- "It was all there," but all unseemly, ungraceful, undignified; for Polly Dill was pretty.
- Extract from : « Barrington » by Charles James Lever
Antonyms for unseemly
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