unseemly
Example Sentences
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After unwisely divulging the unseemly conversation to Ruth, Leigh moves to defense: “He’s not an adult. He’s an actor.”
I know at some level that the act of poring over the files is unseemly.
From Literature
The unseemly representation of necessary, lethal battle as some sort of videogame corrupts our national culture.
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.
It would be most unseemly to draw attention to yourself in that way.”
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
