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- pronunciation:
- uhn
sim
li
- parts of speech:
- adjective, adverb
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
not in accord with accepted social standards; improper; indecorous.
He punched the man for making an unseemly remark about his wife.- synonyms:
- improper, inappropriate, indecent, indecorous
- antonyms:
- decorous, seemly
- similar words:
- inept, objectionable, off-color, out of place, shameful, shameless, tasteless, unbecoming, undesirable, unsuitable, vulgar
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| related words: |
bawdy, inept, objectionable, off-color, scurrilous, ugly, undesirable, vulgar |
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| part of speech: |
adverb |
| definition: |
in an unseemly manner.
- antonyms:
- seemly
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| derivation: |
unseemliness (n.) |
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