ADJECTIVE | all | unseemly, indecent, indecorous, unbecoming, uncomely, untoward | not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society |
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Sounds | ahnsiy'mliy | |
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Rhymes | ably ... zealously: 1543 rhymes with liy... |
Meaning | not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society. | |
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Example | "unseemly to use profanity" | |
Synonyms | indecent, indecorous, unbecoming, uncomely, untoward | |
Broader | improper | not suitable or right or appropriate |
Spanish | indecente, indecoroso | |
Catalan | indecent, indecorós | |
Nouns | unseemliness | a lack of consideration for others |
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