different between disgusting vs unseemly
disgusting
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /d?s?k?st??/, /d?s???st??/
- (Northern England) IPA(key): /d?s???st??/
- Hyphenation: dis?gust?ing
Adjective
disgusting (comparative disgustinger or more disgusting, superlative disgustingest or most disgusting)
- Causing disgust; repulsive; distasteful.
- Synonyms: distasteful, gro, grody, grotty, repulsive; see also Thesaurus:unpleasant
- 1975 December 10, P.J. Bednarski, "Tis the season to be risque in TV spots" in The Dayton Journal Herald
- But it is much more sensible and much more fun and much more disgusting to assume that the English Leather woman is really saying "All my men wear English leather or nothing at all.".
Translations
Verb
disgusting
- present participle of disgust
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unseemly
English
Alternative forms
- unsemely (archaic)
Etymology
From Middle English unsemli, probably a partial calque of Old Norse ús?miligr (“unseemly”); equivalent to un- +? seemly. Cognate with Icelandic ósæmileg (“offensive”), Norwegian usømmelig (“unseemly”), Danish usømmeligt (“unseemly”).
Adjective
unseemly (comparative unseemlier, superlative unseemliest)
- Inconsistent with established standards of good form or taste.
- He was drunk and made some very unseemly comments.
- An unseemly outbreak of temper.
Antonyms
- seemly
Related terms
- unseemliness
Translations
See also
- inappropriate
Adverb
unseemly (comparative more unseemly, superlative most unseemly)
- In an unseemly manner.
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