Unseemly
Unseemly adjective - Not appropriate for a particular occasion or situation.
Usage example: an unseemly interest in their host's income and expenses
Unsatisfactory and unseemly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unsatisfactory" instead an adjective "Unseemly".
Nearby Word: unseemliness
Unsatisfactory
Unsatisfactory adjective - Falling short of a standard.
Unseemly and unsatisfactory are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Unseemly" instead an adjective "Unsatisfactory".
Nearby Word: unsatisfactorily
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- low and unseemly
- low and unsatisfactory
- offensive and unseemly
- offensive and unsatisfactory
- improper and unseemly
- improper and unsatisfactory
- inept and unseemly
- inept and unsatisfactory
- poor and unseemly
- poor and unsatisfactory
- unworthy and unseemly
- unworthy and unsatisfactory
- unfit and unseemly
- unfit and unsatisfactory
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