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Thesaurus: unbecoming

Not becoming; unsuitable; unfit; indecorous; improper.

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  1. a. Not becoming; unsuitable; unfit; indecorous; improper.
  2. adj. not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
  3. Not becoming; unsuitable; unfit; indecorous; improper. My grief lets unbecoming speeches fall. Dryden. -- Un`be*com"ing*ly, adv. -- Un`be*com"ing*ness, n.
  4. Not becoming; unsuitable; unfit; indecorous; improper.My grief lets unbecoming speeches fall. Dryden.-- Un`be*com"ing*ly, adv.-- Un`be*com"ing*ness, n.
  5. j:100 s not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society