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Unseemly

adj, adv

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Inconsistent with established standards of good form or taste.

    "He was drunk and made some very unseemly comments."

Adjective
  1. 1
    not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    In an unseemly manner.

    "[…] [Charitie] Doeth not behaue it selfe vnseemly, seeketh not her owne, is not easily prouoked, thinketh no euill,"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English unsemli, probably a partial calque of Old Norse úsǽmiligr (“unseemly”); equivalent to un- + seemly. Cognate with Icelandic ósæmileg (“offensive”), Norwegian usømmelig (“unseemly”), Danish usømmelig (“unseemly”), German unziemlich.

Etymology 2

From Middle English unsemli, probably a partial calque of Old Norse úsǽmiligr (“unseemly”); equivalent to un- + seemly. Cognate with Icelandic ósæmileg (“offensive”), Norwegian usømmelig (“unseemly”), Danish usømmelig (“unseemly”), German unziemlich.

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