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