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.

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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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