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unbecoming

adj.
US //ˌənbiˈkəmɪŋ// UK //ʌnbɪkˈʌmɪŋ// un·be·com·ing
Synonyms
Origin

From un- + becoming. Compare Middle English unbicomelich (“unbecoming”). Equal to unbecome + -ing

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