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Definition of Unbecaming

Un`be*com"ing (?), a. [Pref. un- not + becoming.] Not becoming; unsuitable; unfit; indecorous; improper.

My grief lets unbecoming speeches fall.
Dryden.

-- Un`be*com"ing*ly, adv. -- Un`be*com"ing*ness, n.

Un`be*com"ing (?), a. [Pref. un- not + becoming.] Not becoming; unsuitable; unfit; indecorous; improper.

My grief lets unbecoming speeches fall.
Dryden.

-- Un`be*com"ing*ly, adv. -- Un`be*com"ing*ness, n.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

  • not flattering, attractive or appropriate
         
  • She wore a rather unbecoming hairstyle
  • not in keeping with the expected standards of one's position
         
  • He was accused of conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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