misbecome

[ mis-bi-kuhm ]

/ ˌmɪs bɪˈkʌm /

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verb (used with object), mis·be·came, mis·be·come, mis·be·com·ing.

to be unsuitable, unbecoming, or unfit for.

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Origin of misbecome

First recorded in 1520–30; mis-¹ + become

Words nearby misbecome

misapprehend, misapprehension, misappropriate, misappropriation, misarrange, misbecome, misbegotten, misbehave, misbehavior, misbelief, misbelieve

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How to use misbecome in a sentence

Though she was now long past her fiftieth year, Elizabeth, on the whole, did not misbecome her magnificent apparel.
Hildebrand|Anonymous
A careless song, with a little nonsense in it now and then, does not misbecome a monarch.
Familiar Quotations|John Bartlett
And, indeed, I thought it did not wholly misbecome me as it was, being by nature curly.
St. Ives|Robert Louis Stevenson
She did so with a simple, quiet dignity, that would not have misbecome a duchess.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 90, April, 1865|Various

The greater portion of Roman law is expressed in terms which would not misbecome scientific or speculative treatises.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 5|Various

British Dictionary definitions for misbecome

misbecome

/ (ˌmɪsbɪˈkʌm) /

verb -comes, -coming or -came

(tr) to be unbecoming to or unsuitable for

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