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unseemly

adj.
US //ənˈsimɫi// UK //ʌnsˈiːmli// un·seem·ly
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Origin

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 usømmelig (“unseemly”), German unziemlich.

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