unseeming

English

Etymology

un- +‎ seeming

Verb

unseeming

  1. (obsolete) hesitating; scrupling
    • William Shakespeare, Love's Labour's Lost (act 2, scene 1)
      You wrong the reputation of your name,
      In so unseeming to confess receipt
      Of that which hath so faithfully been paid.

Adjective

unseeming (comparative more unseeming, superlative most unseeming)

  1. (proscribed) unseemly; inappropriate, or showing bad manners
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