Unseemly



GRE Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj.不适当, 不宜
• ［英］ adj.不适当, 不宜 ( not according with established standards of good form or taste)
• ［类］ 反义词: decorous ( 有礼貌的)
• ［记］ un ( 不) +seemly ( 得当的)
• ［例］ at the most unseemly hours．

Webster Collegiate

I. adjective

• Date: 14th century
• not seemly: as
  • a. not according with established standards of good form or taste <unseemly bickering>
  • b. not suitable for time or place ; inappropriate, unseasonable
• Synonyms: see indecorous
• ? unseemliness noun

II. adverb

• Date: 14th century
• in an unseemly manner

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