unseemly
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It only matters to us that Les manages to return Lindy to her former status; his thirst for recognition is represented as pathetic and unseemly.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
Which also means that the ways this TikTok deal benefits more unseemly actors aren’t earning proper skepticism from the authorities.
From Slate • Jan. 22, 2026
The honorable pursuit of “prosecuting high officials who did something wrong” must not be confused with unseemly “retaliation.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025
But to turn to Bardella too quickly would be unseemly.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2025
“You are most unseemly sometimes,” Katherine whispers next to me.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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