unseemly
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Green co-leader Ross Greer accused opponents of "nasty and unseemly" attacks.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
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
His most “persistent hater,” the pompous moralist Cato the Censor, railed at Scipio’s unseemly pride and alleged corruption.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025
There was something unseemly about it, this unwillingness to be forthcoming, to state your origins plainly.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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