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unseemlinesses

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un⋅seem⋅ly

[uhn-seem-lee] adjective, -li⋅er, -li⋅est, adverb
–adjective
1. not seemly; not in keeping with established standards of taste or proper form; unbecoming or indecorous in appearance, speech, conduct, etc.: an unseemly act; unseemly behavior.
2. inappropriate for time or place: an unseemly hour.
–adverb
3. in an unseemly manner.

Origin:
1250–1300; ME; see un- 1 , seemly


un⋅seem⋅li⋅ness, noun


1. unbefitting, inappropriate. See improper.
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unseemly 
1310, "unfitting, indecent," from un- (1) "not" + seemly. Cf. O.N. usoemiligr.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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