English to Afrikaans Meaning of unseemly - onbehoorlike

Unseemly :

onbehoorlike

adjective

onbehoorlike, buite-egtelike, onvanpas, onbetaamlike, onregverdige, ongegrond, onregmatige, onbillik, onsedelike, onwaardig, onbeschaafde

Unseemly :: onbehoorlike

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Definitions of unseemly in English

Adjective(1) not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society

Examples of unseemly in English

(1) It involves an unseemly scramble amongst the legislature so that it is seen to be doing ├ö├ç├┐something├ö├ç├û.(2) There has been an unseemly behind-the-scenes squabble within the public sector over tourism's fate.(3) Such unseemly conduct cannot exist without collaboration between an authoritarian power and an unchecked market.(4) But I still believe it is unseemly for him to disgrace the day with such a paranoid rant.(5) As we know to our cost, there is nothing more stressful than an unseemly scramble for desperately needed points in the dying weeks of the season.(6) Actually, it is rank partisanship of the most unseemly kind.(7) He apparently felt it was unseemly for a writer to fight for money, which might explain why he so rarely had any.(8) He was said to have killed more than one of his own men out-of-hand for lax or unseemly behaviour.(9) However, to avoid an unseemly political spat, both Kiely and McEllistrim have been selected.(10) ├ö├ç├┐The unseemly incident had to be split up by an abbot and a bishop,├ö├ç├û The Sun recalled.(11) They're worried that it might be a little bit unseemly for the candidate himself to be doing this.(12) Here a high degree of competitiveness is regarded as distasteful or unseemly .(13) It didn't attract any Christian protests although there were sometimes unseemly tussles in the stalls over opera glasses.(14) It would be unseemly to overreact, but it's prudent not to underreact as well.(15) It is unusual, unseemly and unfair that any boss publishes in the press the performance report of a member of his staff.(16) One needs a spouse to keep accomplishments like these from assuming unseemly proportions.

Synonyms

Adjective

1. improper ::

onbehoorlike

2. unbecoming ::

onbetaamlike

3. unfitting ::

onvanpas

4. unbefitting ::

onvanpas

5. unworthy ::

onwaardig

6. undignified ::

onwaardige

7. indiscreet ::

onbesonne

8. indelicate ::

onkies

9. indecorous ::

onwel voeg net

10. ungentlemanly ::

ungentlemanly

11. unladylike ::

dames achtig

Antonyms

1. appropriate ::

toepaslike

2. becoming ::

besig om

3. correct ::

korrekte

4. decorous ::

welvoeglijk

5. felicitous ::

gelukkige

6. fit ::

pas

7. fitting ::

pas

8. genteel ::

deftig

9. happy ::

gelukkig

10. meet ::

Ontmoet

11. proper ::

behoorlike

12. right ::

reg

13. seemly ::

betaamlik

14. suitable ::

geskik

Different Forms

unseemly

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