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unbecoming

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un·be·com·ing

   [uhn-bi-kuhm-ing]
adjective
detracting from one's appearance, character, or reputation; unattractive or unseemly: an unbecoming hat; unbecoming language.
Origin:
1590–1600; un-1 + becoming

Related forms
un·be·com·ing·ly, adverb
un·be·com·ing·ness, noun

Synonyms
unapt, unsuitable, unfit. See improper.

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unbecoming (ˌʌnbɪˈkʌmɪŋ)
 
—adj (when postpositive, usually foll by of or an object)
1.  unsuitable or inappropriate, esp through being unattractive: an unbecoming hat
2.  not proper or seemly (for): manners unbecoming a lady
 
unbe'comingly
 
—adv
 
unbe'comingness
 
—n

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unbecoming
1598, from un- (1) "not" + becoming "fitting" (see become).
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