unseemly
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It only matters to us that Les manages to return Lindy to her former status; his thirst for recognition is represented as pathetic and unseemly.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
After unwisely divulging the unseemly conversation to Ruth, Leigh moves to defense: “He’s not an adult. He’s an actor.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
These predictions—and still more disturbing ones—both confuse and enrage Oedipus, and lead him to accuse Creon of unseemly ambition and betrayal.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025
After watching clips of both of these incidents, it’s clear they were unseemly.
From Slate • Sep. 17, 2025
“You’re going to make me cry,” Samuel said, “and that would be an unseemly thing in an old man.”
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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