unseemly
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Some commentators thought it unseemly of Greenspan to be kibitzing from the sidelines while his less-celebrated successor was trying to develop his own style and policies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
There should be no single, all-powerful character around which a democracy revolves, so it is considered unseemly to lavish excessive finery on the head of state.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
Green co-leader Ross Greer accused opponents of "nasty and unseemly" attacks.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
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
“You’re going to make me cry,” Samuel said, “and that would be an unseemly thing in an old man.”
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
Hales's transfer led to one of the unseemliest scenes ever enacted in the somber corridors of the Agriculture Department.
From Time Magazine Archive
The rollicking tune of it shouted into the night, into the stately stillness that surrounded the old house, had the abruptest, unseemliest effect.
From Helbeck of Bannisdale — Volume I by Mrs. Humphry Ward
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