unseemly
adjective
not seemly; not in keeping with established standards of taste or proper form; unbecoming or indecorous in appearance, speech, conduct, etc..
unseemliness
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a word derived from
unseemly.
Example Sentences
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Ergo, it’s lamentable but not surprising that a certain unseemliness surrounded Justice Stephen G. Breyer’s retirement.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 1, 2022
The unseemliness of a highway that you find distasteful, but that started as a wagon road through the forest, and for decades has brought people in and out of Seattle.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 31, 2019
The unseemliness of greed at the top is gone.
From Salon ● Nov. 10, 2018
The discontent, he said, seems to stem as much from the unseemliness of the legislative process as from the finished product.
From New York Times ● Sep. 11, 2010
After all, it was the greatest day in most women’s lives, and she felt the unseemliness of the rite that had made her and Larry man and wife.
From The Cattle-Baron's Daughter by Harold Bindloss
