unseemly

Adjective Satellite

not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
- "unseemly to use profanity"

Adj

Inconsistent with established standards of good form or taste.

Adv

In an unseemly manner.

Adjective

Not proper or appropriate; indecent or unbecoming.

Examples

An unseemly groan escaped him when his opponent played a seven-letter word with an ’X’.
He was drunk and made some very unseemly comments.

Origin / Etymology

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”).

Synonyms

indecent, indecorous, unbecoming, uncomely, untoward

Antonyms

seemly

Scrabble Score: 13

unseemly: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
unseemly: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
unseemly: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

unseemly: valid Words With Friends Word