"misseeming" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more misseeming [comparative], most misseeming [superlative]
Etymology: From mis- + seeming. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|seeming}} mis- + seeming Head templates: {{en-adj}} misseeming (comparative more misseeming, superlative most misseeming)
  1. (literary, now rare) Unseemly, unbecoming. Tags: archaic, literary
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