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Thesaurus: unseemly

Not seemly; unbecoming; indecent.

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  1. a. Not seemly; unbecoming; indecent.
  2. adv. In an unseemly manner.
  3. adj. not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
  4. Not seemly; unbecoming; indecent. An unseemly outbreak of temper. Hawthorne. In an unseemly manner.
  5. Not seemly; unbecoming; indecent.An unseemly outbreak of temper. Hawthorne.
  6. r:59/j:41 s not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society