unseemly
In an unseemly mannerIn an unseemly manner.
» Asking for seconds would be unseemly.
Просить добавки было бы неприлично. — Selena777
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1 sensesIn an unseemly manner.
Examples
5 sentencesAsking for seconds would be unseemly.
ruПросить добавки было бы неприлично. — Selena777
My grandmother thinks it's unseemly for me to be dating my history professor.
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
It would be unseemly to remarry the day after the divorce becomes final.
ruЖениться на следующий день после развода было бы неприлично. — Selena777
We are on this earth to laugh. In hell, you no longer can. And in heaven, it would be unseemly.
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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Forms
more unseemly, most unseemly| Comparative | more unseemly Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most unseemly |
regular
Synonyms
13 synonymsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.