unseemly 1
adjectivedomain: all adj
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
Definition
not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
Examples
- 1.unseemly to use profanity
- 2.was buried with indecent haste
- 3.moved to curb their untoward ribaldry
- 4.indecorous behavior
- 5.language unbecoming to a lady
Synonyms
- indecent 1
not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
- indecorous 2
not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
- unbecoming 1
not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
- uncomely 1
not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
- untoward 1
not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society


