Unseemly
Unseemly adjective - Not appropriate for a particular occasion or situation.
Usage example: an unseemly interest in their host's income and expenses
Unfortunate and unseemly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unfortunate" instead an adjective "Unseemly".
Nearby Word: unseemliness
Unfortunate
Unfortunate adjective - Bringing about ruin or misfortune.
Unseemly and unfortunate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Unseemly" instead an adjective "Unfortunate".
Nearby Word: unfortunately
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- inapt and unseemly
- inapt and unfortunate
- graceless and unseemly
- graceless and unfortunate
- inept and unseemly
- inept and unfortunate
- poor and unseemly
- poor and unfortunate
- shameful and unseemly
- shameful and unfortunate
- inappropriate and unseemly
- inappropriate and unfortunate
- unsuitable and unseemly
- unsuitable and unfortunate
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