Stately and Unseemly

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Stately adjective - Having or showing a formal and serious or reserved manner.

Usage example: the governor watched with stately aloofness as his wife charmed the party guests

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Unseemly is an antonym for stately.

Nearby Word: statehood

Unseemly adjective - Not appropriate for a particular occasion or situation.

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Stately is an antonym for unseemly.

Nearby Word: unseemliness

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Unseemly and Stately. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/stately/unseemly

Stately & Unseemly. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/stately/unseemly>.

Unseemly or Stately. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/stately/unseemly.

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