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

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

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

It would be most unseemly to draw attention to yourself in that way.”

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

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