unseemingadj.

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 4, 7bPrevious versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈseeming.

†1.

a. Unbecoming, unseemly; = unbeseeming adj. 2. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > unseemliness or unbecomingness > [adjective]

unthewfulc1050

unhend?c1225

uncomelyc1230

unseemlya1300

unseeminga1340

unseemc1425

untowardly1483

indecent1570

unbeseeming1583

uncivil1586

unbecoming1598

unbefitting1598

unhandsome1645

untoward1658

incorrect1672

indecorous1682

outré1722

improper1739

indelicate1741

unproper1797

pah1835

it is not (frequently isn't) done1879

society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [adjective]

unbecomelyc1200

uncomelyc1230

unseemlya1300

unsetec1325

unseemly1338

unconablea1340

unseeminga1340

uncovenablec1374

unsitting1390

undue1398

ungainanda1400

unseemc1425

unjustc1443

unconvenient1450

unsoundablec1450

unhonestc1503

inconvenienta1513

mis-seeminga1522

unconvenable1542

undecent1546

graceless1562

unsetting1567

indecent1570

misbecoming1589

misbeseeming1589

uncouth1589

unbeseeming1593

seemless1596

unbecoming1598

unbefitting1598

wry1601

disbecominga1639

unbeseemly1648

improper1739

ugly1879

a1340 R. Rolle Psalter lxxii. 15 Lo þis misemand [v.r. vnsemand] þing folous.

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Prov. xxvi. 7 So vnsemende thing is in the mouth of foolis a parable.

1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) III. 146 But quhois counsall nother prince nor king Ma gif consent to sic wnsemand thing.

1549 M. Coverdale et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. II. Rom. xii. f. xxxiii Cutte out of thy mynde superfluous and vnsemyng desyres.

1662 R. Baxter Saints Everlasting Rest (new ed.) iii. xi. 473 Unsavoury, harsh, and unseeming [1650 unseemly] language.

b. In predicative use, sometimes with subordinate clause. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

c1400 Laud Troy Bk. 10029 Hit is foly and vnsemyng A man to leue on fals dremyng.

a1500 (a1475) G. Ashby Dicta Philosophorum l. 967 in Poems (1899) 86 On erthe ther is no thing so vnsemyng As a kynge to be in predacion.

c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 3891 He spake neuer dispituosly,..Ne sagh, þat was vnsemond, slipped hym fro.

1549 M. Coverdale et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. II. Rom. x. f. xxvii^v Vnseamyng is it for loue of suche a meane, to dispise the ende.

1551 J. Bale Actes Eng. Votaryes: 2nd Pt. f. xxix Remembrynge..that nothynge was more vnsemynge, than an olde dottynge fole..so to rage.

c. Const. for or to. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Prov. xxvi. 1 What maner snoȝ in somer,..so vnsemende is to the fool glorie.

c1540 J. Bellenden tr. H. Boece Hyst. & Cron. Scotl. ii. xvii. f. 22/1 With thir & siclike inhumane cruelteis, vnsemand to ane prince.

c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 1846 Þat hynd..Þat ye kepe in youre company..As subiecte vnto syn, vnsemyng for you.

1592 W. Wyrley True Vse Armorie 20 As these things are vnseeming for him to weare.

d. With direct object. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. i. 14 He is tempted of his lustes; a thing altogether vnseeming the Godhead.

1620 J. Mason Briefe Disc. New-found-land 5 Fishing is a beastly trade and unseeming a Gentleman.

1648 T. Gage Eng.-Amer. 44 The beds only were unseeming this great state, very poor.

a1678 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. (1701) 100 I think it most unseeming a Philosopher to sell his advice.

2. Unapparent. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > invisibility > [adjective] > not noticeable or conspicuous

imperceptible?a1475

inobservable1600

unremarkable1611

inevident1614

unobservable1615

subtle1654

invisible1665

unnoticeable1822

inconspicuous1828

unpronounced1852

unindictable1861

unconspicuous1874

unapparent1890

unseeming1923

1923 D. H. Lawrence Birds, Beasts & Flowers (London ed.) 174 The elephants ponderously, with unseeming swiftness, galloped uphill in the night.

Derivatives

† unˈseemingness n. Obsolete

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [noun]

unconablenessa1340

unseemlinessc1380

ungrace1430

disconveniencec1450

unlikelinessc1485

wangrace1513

unseemingness1540

uncomeliness1542

indecency1589

undecency1589

unhandsomeness1598

unbeseemingness1623

misbecomingness1644

unbecomingness1652

indecorum1664

indecence1714

impropriety1751

indecorousness1811

1540 T. Wyatt Let. xxii, in K. Muir Life & Lett. (1963) 136 Here I allegid the vnsemingnes to gyve credence to his word.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unseeming
释义	unseemingadj. Etymology: un- prefix¹ 4, 7bPrevious versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈseeming. †1. a. Unbecoming, unseemly; = unbeseeming adj. 2. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > unseemliness or unbecomingness > [adjective] unthewfulc1050 unhend?c1225 uncomelyc1230 unseemlya1300 unseeminga1340 unseemc1425 untowardly1483 indecent1570 unbeseeming1583 uncivil1586 unbecoming1598 unbefitting1598 unhandsome1645 untoward1658 incorrect1672 indecorous1682 outré1722 improper1739 indelicate1741 unproper1797 pah1835 it is not (frequently isn't) done1879 society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [adjective] unbecomelyc1200 uncomelyc1230 unseemlya1300 unsetec1325 unseemly1338 unconablea1340 unseeminga1340 uncovenablec1374 unsitting1390 undue1398 ungainanda1400 unseemc1425 unjustc1443 unconvenient1450 unsoundablec1450 unhonestc1503 inconvenienta1513 mis-seeminga1522 unconvenable1542 undecent1546 graceless1562 unsetting1567 indecent1570 misbecoming1589 misbeseeming1589 uncouth1589 unbeseeming1593 seemless1596 unbecoming1598 unbefitting1598 wry1601 disbecominga1639 unbeseemly1648 improper1739 ugly1879 a1340 R. Rolle Psalter lxxii. 15 Lo þis misemand [v.r. vnsemand] þing folous. a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Prov. xxvi. 7 So vnsemende thing is in the mouth of foolis a parable. 1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) III. 146 But quhois counsall nother prince nor king Ma gif consent to sic wnsemand thing. 1549 M. Coverdale et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. II. Rom. xii. f. xxxiii Cutte out of thy mynde superfluous and vnsemyng desyres. 1662 R. Baxter Saints Everlasting Rest (new ed.) iii. xi. 473 Unsavoury, harsh, and unseeming [1650 unseemly] language. b. In predicative use, sometimes with subordinate clause. Obsolete. ΚΠ c1400 Laud Troy Bk. 10029 Hit is foly and vnsemyng A man to leue on fals dremyng. a1500 (a1475) G. Ashby Dicta Philosophorum l. 967 in Poems (1899) 86 On erthe ther is no thing so vnsemyng As a kynge to be in predacion. c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 3891 He spake neuer dispituosly,..Ne sagh, þat was vnsemond, slipped hym fro. 1549 M. Coverdale et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. II. Rom. x. f. xxvii^v Vnseamyng is it for loue of suche a meane, to dispise the ende. 1551 J. Bale Actes Eng. Votaryes: 2nd Pt. f. xxix Remembrynge..that nothynge was more vnsemynge, than an olde dottynge fole..so to rage. c. Const. for or to. Obsolete. ΚΠ a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Prov. xxvi. 1 What maner snoȝ in somer,..so vnsemende is to the fool glorie. c1540 J. Bellenden tr. H. Boece Hyst. & Cron. Scotl. ii. xvii. f. 22/1 With thir & siclike inhumane cruelteis, vnsemand to ane prince. c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 1846 Þat hynd..Þat ye kepe in youre company..As subiecte vnto syn, vnsemyng for you. 1592 W. Wyrley True Vse Armorie 20 As these things are vnseeming for him to weare. d. With direct object. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. i. 14 He is tempted of his lustes; a thing altogether vnseeming the Godhead. 1620 J. Mason Briefe Disc. New-found-land 5 Fishing is a beastly trade and unseeming a Gentleman. 1648 T. Gage Eng.-Amer. 44 The beds only were unseeming this great state, very poor. a1678 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. (1701) 100 I think it most unseeming a Philosopher to sell his advice. 2. Unapparent. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > invisibility > [adjective] > not noticeable or conspicuous imperceptible?a1475 inobservable1600 unremarkable1611 inevident1614 unobservable1615 subtle1654 invisible1665 unnoticeable1822 inconspicuous1828 unpronounced1852 unindictable1861 unconspicuous1874 unapparent1890 unseeming1923 1923 D. H. Lawrence Birds, Beasts & Flowers (London ed.) 174 The elephants ponderously, with unseeming swiftness, galloped uphill in the night. Derivatives † unˈseemingness n. Obsolete ΘΚΠ society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [noun] unconablenessa1340 unseemlinessc1380 ungrace1430 disconveniencec1450 unlikelinessc1485 wangrace1513 unseemingness1540 uncomeliness1542 indecency1589 undecency1589 unhandsomeness1598 unbeseemingness1623 misbecomingness1644 unbecomingness1652 indecorum1664 indecence1714 impropriety1751 indecorousness1811 1540 T. Wyatt Let. xxii, in K. Muir Life & Lett. (1963) 136 Here I allegid the vnsemingnes to gyve credence to his word. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1340
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