Unseemly

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From Middle English unsemli, probably a partial calque of Old Norse úsǽmiligr(“unseemly”); equivalent to un- +‎ seemly. Cognate with Icelandic ósæmileg(“offensive”), Norwegian usømmelig(“unseemly”), Danish usømmeligt(“unseemly”).


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unseemly (adj.)

c. 1300, "visually unpleasing, unattractive, ugly;" mid-14c., "unfitting, indecent, inappropriate," from un- (1) "not" + seemly (adj.). Similar formation in Old Norse usoemiligr. Related: Unseemliness.