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unseemliness

noun

Reveal meaning and examples

Conduct or appearance that is inappropriate for a particular setting.

The chair objected to the unseemliness of mocking a contributor during the public meeting.

Dictionary practice example.

The unseemliness of boasting about expensive purchases during a quiet appeal for emergency rent assistance made several guests uncomfortable.