adjective · irregular · rare

unseemly

unseemly · unseemlier · unseemliest

неналежний

неуместный, непристойный, неподобающий

unpassend, unangebracht, unschicklich

Inconsistent with established standards of good form or tasteInconsistent with established standards of good form or taste.

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US/ənsˈimli/

» Asking for seconds would be unseemly.

Просить добавки было бы неприлично.

Meaning

1 senses

Inconsistent with established standards of good form or taste.
He was drunk and made some very unseemly comments.
unpassend, unangebracht, unschicklich
неуместныйneumestnyj, непристойныйnepristojnyj, неподоба́ющийnepodobájuščij
ненале́жнийnenaléžnyj

More definitions

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

Examples

5 sentences

Asking for seconds would be unseemly.
ruПросить добавки было бы неприлично. — Selena777
CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · _undertoad · C2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
My grandmother thinks it's unseemly for me to be dating my history professor.
CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · darinmex · C2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
The sorceress turned Tom into a bear as punishment for his unseemly behavior.
ruВедьма превратила Тома в медведя в наказание за неподобающее поведение. — marafon
deDie Zauberin verwandelte Tom zur Strafe für sein ungebührliches Verhalten in einen Bären. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · orcrist · C2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
It would be unseemly to remarry the day after the divorce becomes final.
ruЖениться на следующий день после развода было бы неприлично. — Selena777
CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · AlanF_US · C2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
We are on this earth to laugh. In hell, you no longer can. And in heaven, it would be unseemly.
CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · abburns · C2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem

Translations

8 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

inconsistent with standards, etc.:

Русский

By meaning 1

inconsistent with standards, etc.:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

inconsistent with standards, etc.:

Origin

From Middle English unsemli, probably a partial calque of Old Norse úsǽmiligr (“unseemly”)

From Middle English unsemli, probably a partial calque of Old Norse úsǽmiligr (“unseemly”); equivalent to un- + seemly. Cognate with Icelandic ósæmileg (“offensive”), Norwegian usømmelig (“unseemly”), Danish usømmelig (“unseemly”), German unziemlich.

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