unseemly[adjective]Synonyms: improper, inappropriate, indecorous, unbecoming, undignified, unsuitable
Antonyms: seemly
Contrasted words: prim, restrained, starchy, stiff, stilted, elegant, gracious, polished, refined
Related Words: coarse,
crude,
inelegant,
unrefined,
raffish,
rowdy,
ruffianly [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
un‧seem‧ly /ʌnˈsiːmli/
adjective formal unseemly behaviour is not polite or not suitable for a particular occasion:
Ann thought it unseemly to kiss her husband in public. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲