unseemly
🇬🇧 UK/.ʌn'si:mli/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions
adj.
Not appropriate or proper according to accepted social standards; indecorous
不得体的;不合适的;有失体统的
adv.
In a manner that is not appropriate or proper
不得体地;不合适地
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishunnot, reversal
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seemother
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lyin the manner of
=unseemly
Example Sentences
- 1.
His unseemly behaviour at the funeral was criticized by everyone present.