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unseemly. It is hard to imagine a physician facing a jury trying to use "unseemly care" as a justification for withdrawing life support. From the Cambridge English Corpus. They referred to "the conviction that it was unseemly and somewhat unethical to deliver certain services only for a fixed payment or price".
- English (US)
UNSEEMLY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary....
- Znaczenie Unseemly, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
unseemly definicja: 1. not seemly (= socially suitable and...
- Traditional
UNSEEMLY translate: 不合適的，不得體的；不禮貌的. Learn more in the...
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UNSEEMLY translate: 不合适的，不得体的；不礼貌的. Learn more in the...
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The meaning of UNSEEMLY is not seemly. How to use unseemly in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Unseemly.
UNSEEMLY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of unseemly in English. unseemly. adjective. formal us / ʌnˈsiːm.li / uk / ʌnˈsiːm.li / Add to word list. not seemly (= socially suitable and polite) Synonyms. indecent. indecorous formal. unbecoming. Opposites. decent. seemly old-fashioned.
If you say that someone's behaviour is unseemly, you disapprove of it because it is not polite or not suitable for a particular situation or occasion. [ literary , disapproval ] It would be unseemly for judges to receive pay increases when others are struggling.
not seemly; not in keeping with established standards of taste or proper form; unbecoming or indecorous in appearance, speech, conduct, etc.: an unseemly act; unseemly behavior. Synonyms: unbefitting, inappropriate. inappropriate for time or place: an unseemly hour.
Something that is inappropriate or unacceptable behavior is unseemly. It's a gentler, somewhat nicer word for "inappropriate" than its synonyms, the "in" words: "indecent, indecorous, indelicate, inelegant, inept" — well, you get the idea.
If you say that someone's behavior is unseemly, you disapprove of it because it is not polite or not suitable for a particular situation or occasion. [literary, disapproval] [...] More. Pronunciations of 'unseemly' American English: ʌnsimli British English: ʌnsiːmli. More. Synonyms of 'unseemly'
