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uncomely

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Un`come´ly
a.1.Not comely.
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Adj.1.uncomelyuncomely - not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society; "was buried with indecent haste"; "indecorous behavior"; "language unbecoming to a lady"; "unseemly to use profanity"; "moved to curb their untoward ribaldry"
indecent, unbecoming, unseemly, untoward, indecorous
improper - not suitable or right or appropriate; "slightly improper to dine alone with a married man"; "improper medication"; "improper attire for the golf course"
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uncomely [ˈʌnˈkʌmlɪ] ADJ → desgarbado


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Besides (to say truth) nakedness is uncomely, as well in mind as body; and it addeth no small reverence, to men's manners and actions, if they be not altogether open.
The Essays by Bacon, Sir Francis View in context
Such tranquil stupidity, such supernatural gravity, such self- righteousness, and such ineffable self-complacency as were in the countenance and attitude of that gray-bodied, dark-winged, bald-headed, and preposterously uncomely bird
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
Poole's square, flat figure, and uncomely, dry, even coarse face, recurred so distinctly to my mind's eye, that I thought, "No; impossible
Jane Eyre by Bronte, Charlotte View in context
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