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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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Dictionary Results for unseemly:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

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" [syn: indecent, indecorous,
           unbecoming, uncomely, unseemly, untoward]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Unseemly \Un*seem"ly\, a.
   Not seemly; unbecoming; indecent.
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         An unseemly outbreak of temper.          --Hawthorne.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Unseemly \Un*seem"ly\, adv.
   In an unseemly manner.
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