RECALL BEFORE REVEAL

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Inappropriate or improper in a particular setting.

adjective

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unseemly

Arguing loudly during the ceremony would be unseemly.
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The coordinator called the public mockery of a performer's wardrobe unseemly in a rehearsal devoted to respectful cooperation.
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