unseemly
Example Sentences
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There is consternation that the barrier-shattering indictment could involve something as unseemly as paying hush money to cover up a sexual romp.
From New York Times
The campaign, nonpartisan in name only, has become an unseemly spectacle that underscores why judgeships should never be on the ballot.
From Washington Post
A person concerned about toxicity on the Web might want to avoid chatbots trained on text from unseemly sites.
From Scientific American
Launched to great fanfare in 1973, his career came to an unseemly end when, after an unprecedented $80,000 publicity campaign, his debut album was almost totally shunned by the record-buying public.
From BBC
The Seahawks simply invested too much in acquiring Adams from the Jets, and had too desperate of a need for him in their defense, to let an unseemly impasse develop.
From Seattle Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
