SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
unseemly
adjective
Inappropriate or improper in a particular setting.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Improper in context
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Usage distinction
Return to topUnseemly concerns what does not fit accepted standards or an occasion. Indecent can express a stronger moral judgment or concern sexual propriety.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See unseemly in use
Arguing loudly during the ceremony would be unseemly.
The coordinator called the public mockery of a performer's wardrobe unseemly in a rehearsal devoted to respectful cooperation.
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