"unseeming" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more unseeming [comparative], most unseeming [superlative]
Etymology: From un- + seeming. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|seeming}} un- + seeming Head templates: {{en-adj}} unseeming (comparative more unseeming, superlative most unseeming)
  1. (proscribed) unseemly; inappropriate, or showing bad manners Tags: proscribed
    Sense id: en-unseeming-en-adj-MgXGptzY

Verb

Etymology: From un- + seeming. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|seeming}} un- + seeming Head templates: {{head|en|verb}} unseeming
  1. (obsolete) hesitating; scrupling Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-unseeming-en-verb-nlzqDGlH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93
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