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UNBECOMING

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society

Example:

moved to curb their untoward ribaldry

Synonyms:

indecent; indecorous; unbecoming; uncomely; unseemly; untoward

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

improper (not suitable or right or appropriate)

Derivation:

unbecomingness (the quality of being unbecoming)

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