Definitions for unseemly
ʌnˈsim liun·seem·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. indecent, indecorous, unbecoming, uncomely, unseemly, untowardadjective

   not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society

   "was buried with indecent haste"; "indecorous behavior"; "language unbecoming to a lady"; "unseemly to use profanity"; "moved to curb their untoward ribaldry"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unseemlyadjective

   Inconsistent with established standards of good form or taste.

   He was drunk and made some very unseemly comments.

2. Etymology: From unsemli, probably from a partial translation of úsǽmiligr, equivalent to. Cognate with ósæmileg, usømmelig, usømmeligt.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unseemlyadverb

   Indecently; unbecomingly.

   Charity doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own. 1 Cor. xiii. 5.

   Unmanly dread invades the French astony’d;
   Unseemly yelling; distant hills return
   The hideous noise. Philips.

2. Unseemlynoun

   Indecent; uncomely; unbecoming.

   Contentions as yet were never able to prevent two evils; the one a mutual exchange of unseemly and unjust disgraces offered by men, whose tongues and passions are out of rule; the other a common hazard of both, to be made a prey by such as study how to work with most advantage in private. Richard Hooker.

   Let us now devise
   What best may for the present serve to hide
   The parts of each from other, that seem most
   To shame obnoxious, and unseemliest seen. John Milton.

   Her gifts
   Were such, as under government well seem’d;
   Unseemly to bear rule. John Milton, Par. Lost.

   My sons, let your unseemly discord cease;
   If not in friendship, live at least in peace. Dryden.

   I wish every unseemly idea, and wanton expression had been banish’d from amongst them. Isaac Watts.

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1. unseemly

   Unseemly generally refers to something that is not appropriate or fitting according to social standards or customs, may it be behavior, appearance, or action. It is often used to describe something that is in poor taste or morally unacceptable.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unseemlyadjective

   not seemly; unbecoming; indecent

2. Unseemlyadverb

   in an unseemly manner

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How to say unseemly in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of unseemly in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of unseemly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of unseemly in a Sentence

1. The Smithsonian:

   It is unseemly for the taxpayers who fund the museum to be forced to play a role in rehabilitating Cosby's image. the National Museum of African Art is aware of the recent revelations about Bill Cosby’s behavior. The museum in no way condones this behavior.

2. Adolf Hitler:

   We are Socialists, we are enemies of the capitalistic economic system for the exploitation of the economically weak, with its unfair salaries, with its unseemly evaluation of a human being according to wealth and property instead of responsibility and performance and we are all determined to destroy this system under all conditions.

3. Matthew Vadum:

   The Cosby art collection displayed in the National Museum of African Art serves as part of this man's public relations offensive while the public battle over his misdeeds rages, it is unseemly for the taxpayers who fund the museum to be forced to play a role in rehabilitating Cosby's image.

4. Homer:

   It is not unseemly for a man to die fighting in defense of his country.

5. Roger Pilon:

   Today, of course, the redistributive powers of Congress are everywhere -- except in the Constitution. The result is the feeding frenzy that is modern Washington, the Hobbesian war of all against all as each tries to get his share and more of the common pot the tax system fills. ... It is unseemly and wrong. More than that, it is unconstitutional, whatever the slim and cowed majority on the New Deal Court may have said.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=unseemly
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Unseemly
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=unseemly
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unseemly