unbecoming
detracting from one's appearance, character, or reputation; unattractive or unseemly: an unbecoming hat; unbecoming language.
Origin of unbecoming
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Other words for unbecoming
Other words from unbecoming
- un·be·com·ing·ly, adverb
- un·be·com·ing·ness, noun
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How to use unbecoming in a sentence
She merely desired, like many of us, the comfort of being selfish without the unbecomingness of appearing so.
Captain Desmond, V.C. | Maud DiverI have always been convinced of the unbecomingness of church, but now more than ever am I fully persuaded of it.
Nancy | Rhoda Broughton
British Dictionary definitions for unbecoming
/ (ˌʌnbɪˈkʌmɪŋ) /
unsuitable or inappropriate, esp through being unattractive: an unbecoming hat
(when postpositive, usually foll by of or an object) not proper or seemly (for): manners unbecoming a lady
Derived forms of unbecoming
- unbecomingly, adverb
- unbecomingness, noun
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