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English Dictionary: unseemly by the DICT Development Group
3 results for unseemly
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
unseemly
adj
  1. not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society; "was buried with indecent haste"; "indecorous behavior"; "language unbecoming to a lady"; "unseemly to use profanity"; "moved to curb their untoward ribaldry"
    Synonym(s): indecent, indecorous, unbecoming, uncomely, unseemly, untoward
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Unseemly \Un*seem"ly\, a.
      Not seemly; unbecoming; indecent.
  
               An unseemly outbreak of temper.               --Hawthorne.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Unseemly \Un*seem"ly\, adv.
      In an unseemly manner.
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