Definitions for unseemliness

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

un•seem•ly*ʌnˈsim li(adj.; adv.)-li•er, -li•est

  1. (adj.)not seemly; not in keeping with accepted standards of taste or proper form.

  2. inappropriate for time or place.

  3. (adv.)in an unseemly manner.

* Syn: See improper.

Origin of unseemly:

1250–1300

un•seem′li•ness(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. unseemliness(noun)

    a lack of consideration for others

Wiktionary

  1. unseemliness(Noun)

    The state of being unseemly.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Unseemliness(noun)

    the quality or state of being unseemly; unbecomingness


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