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
The unseemly representation of necessary, lethal battle as some sort of videogame corrupts our national culture.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026
It is unseemly, it is childish, and it is thoroughly un-American.
From Slate • Dec. 20, 2025
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 • Dec. 12, 2025
His dragging and wriggling was unseemly to watch, but when Meera moved to lift him he said, "No, don't help me."
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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