misbecome

[ mis-bi-kuhm ]

/ ˌmɪs bɪˈkʌm /

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

to be unsuitable, unbecoming, or unfit for.

Nearby words

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

Origin of misbecome

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

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Examples from the Web for misbecome

On my head I place a sedately feathered bonnet, which would not have misbecome mother.
Nancy|Rhoda Broughton
Shallow judges of human nature are they who think that tears in themselves ever misbecome boy or even man.
What Will He Do With It, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton
See all men else discharg'd; And since old debts are clear'd by a new way, A little bounty will not misbecome me.
The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 4, April 1810|Various
The inhabitants of this island, in form and face, do not misbecome the clime and the country.
The Voyage of Captain Popanilla|Benjamin Disraeli

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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