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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.
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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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un·be·com·ing   (ŭn'bĭ-kŭm'ĭng)   
adj.  

  1. Not appropriate, attractive, or flattering: an unbecoming dress.

  2. Not in accord with the standards implied by one's character or position: conduct unbecoming an officer. See Synonyms at improper.

un'be·com'ing·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

unbecoming 
1598, from un- (1) "not" + becoming "fitting" (see become).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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