unseemly Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
    unbecoming; uncomely; indecorous; untoward; indecent.
    • was buried with indecent haste
    • indecorous behavior
    • language unbecoming to a lady
    • unseemly to use profanity
    • moved to curb their untoward ribaldry

WordNet


Un*seem"ly adjective
Definitions
  1. Not seemly; unbecoming; indecent.
    An unseemly outbreak of temper. Hawthorne.
Un*seem"ly adverb
Definitions
  1. In an unseemly manner.

Webster 1913