unseemly

The market timers’ unseemly rush for the exits is illustrated in the accompanying chart of the average recommended equity exposure among a subset of short-term market timers who focus on the Nasdaq stock market.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

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

A plane crash leads to an unseemly fight over bilingualism.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026

“Small men oft feel a need to prove their courage with unseemly boasts,” he declared.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

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