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unseemly

[uhn-seem-lee] / ʌnˈsim li /


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After unwisely divulging the unseemly conversation to Ruth, Leigh moves to defense: “He’s not an adult. He’s an actor.”

From The Wall Street Journal

I know at some level that the act of poring over the files is unseemly.

From Literature

The unseemly representation of necessary, lethal battle as some sort of videogame corrupts our national culture.

From The Wall Street Journal

In between are the travels, the not-so-hidden unseemly jokes of the funniest man who ever lived and the thoughts of a philosopher critical of the modern world.

From The Wall Street Journal

It would be most unseemly to draw attention to yourself in that way.”

From Literature