Added 23 October 2026
unseemly
adjective
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Inconsistent with established standards of good form or taste.
He was drunk and made some very unseemly comments.
adverb
- In an unseemly manner.
Origin
From Middle English unsemli, probably a partial calque of Old Norse úsǽmiligr (“unseemly”); equivalent to un- + seemly. Cognate with Icelandic ósæmileg (“offensive”), Norwegian usømmelig (“unseemly”), Danish usømmelig (“unseemly”), German unziemlich.
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