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unseemly

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore U words

not in keeping with accepted standards of taste or propriety

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Unseemly in a sentence

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The guests were taken aback by his unseemly outburst at the formal dinner.

Synonyms
improperindecorousunbecoming
Antonyms
properdecorousseemly
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Questions about “unseemly

Unseemly (adjective) means not in keeping with accepted standards of taste or propriety
Here is unseemly used in an example sentence: "The guests were taken aback by his unseemly outburst at the formal dinner."
Common synonyms for unseemly include improper, indecorous, unbecoming.
Antonyms of unseemly include proper, decorous, seemly.
Unseemly is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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