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
Viewers are meant to think this banal instance of unseemly actions provides a counterbalance to the initial revelation about the other partner, but it’s not in the same moral universe.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 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 unseemly fallout between Rodgers and Dermot Desmond spilling into the public domain via Celtic's biggest shareholder's statement was so box office it sucked up most of the oxygen in the wake of Monday's news.
From BBC • Oct. 29, 2025
I’ll tell you how we handled this problem; you may find it unseemly of me to bring it up, but I’m not so prudish about matters of this kind.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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