unseeming en · ADJ
Etymology
From un- + seeming.
Meanings
- (proscribed) unseemly; inappropriate, or showing bad manners
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most unseeming | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more unseeming | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
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unseeming en · VERB
Etymology
From un- + seeming.
Meanings
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(obsolete) hesitating; scrupling
You wrong the reputation of your name, In so unseeming to confess receipt Of that which hath so faithfully been paid.
c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Loues Labour’s Lost”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]: