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unseemliness

/uhn-seem-lee/US // ʌnˈsim li //UK // (ʌnˈsiːmlɪ) //

不伦不类,不体面,不伦不类的,不雅观性

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    un·seem·li·er, un·seem·li·est.

    • : not seemly; not in keeping with established standards of taste or proper form; unbecoming or indecorous in appearance, speech, conduct, etc.: an unseemly act; unseemly behavior.
    • : inappropriate for time or place: an unseemly hour.
adv.副词 adverb
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    • : in an unseemly manner.

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Examples

  • It was perceived as disrespectful and unseemly in public spaces because it was viewed as noisy and disruptive and was believed to damage public property.

  • He did not want to appear unseemly as he would be the man with the most to gain if the new government was approved.

  • Dean Naoum, for one, thinks the conflict has reduced the city to an unseemly spectacle.

  • Only the unworldly could still think this was, at its worst, only an unseemly platonic relationship rather than a serious bonding.

  • But it betrays a stunning lack of historical awareness and an unseemly lack of faith.

  • Loud, overbearing, and unseemly, he is the very personification of the human id in a mock turtleneck and gold chain.

  • Notwithstanding the unseemly hour, the people came running out at the outcry and clamor especially those from the nearest houses.

  • The trumpet of Wesley and Whitefield was needed before that unseemly slumber could again be broken.

  • All this unseemly rage and row about such aa Dorcas, I never saw you carry on like this before.

  • His dress was of the meanest materials, and so ragged and unseemly as to give him the air of studied poverty.

  • George Heriot rose from the table, observing, that wine-cups and legal documents were unseemly neighbours.