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uncalled-for

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un·called-for (n-kôldfôr)
adj.
1. Not required or requested; unwanted: uncalled-for suggestions.
2. Not justified or deserved; unwarranted: uncalled-for rudeness.

uncalled-for
Adjective
unnecessary or unwarranted: uncalled-for comments
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.uncalled-foruncalled-for - not required or requested; "uncalled-for suggestions"
unwanted - not wanted; not needed; "tried to give away unwanted kittens"
2.uncalled-foruncalled-for - unnecessary and unwarranted; "a strikers' tent camp...was burned with needless loss of life"
unnecessary, unneeded - not necessary
Translations
uncalled-for [ʌnˈkɔːldfɔːʳ] adjgratuito, inmerecido

uncalled-for [ʌnˈkɔːldfɔːʳ] adjdéplacé(e)injustifié(e)

uncalled-for [ʌnˈkɔːldfɔːʳ] adj [remark etc] → unnötig

uncalled-for [ʌnˈkɔːldfɔːʳ] adj [remark] → fuori luogo inv [action] → ingiustificato/a

uncalled-for
adj uncalled-for [anˈkoːldfoː]
(of actions, remarks etc) unnecessary and usually rude Some of his comments are a bit uncalled-for. ongevraagd غَيْر ضَروري، لا مُبَرِّر له нежелан nemístný malplaceret unangebracht αδικαιολόγητος, μη απαραίτητος, αναιδής fuera de lugar; impertinente tarbetu, soovimatu غیر ضروری؛ بی مورد tarpeeton déplacé מְיוּתָר अनावश्यक nepoželjan, izlišan szükségtelen, nem helyénvaló ónauðsynlegur (fuori luogo) 余計な netinkamas, nepageidaujamas nepiemērots; darīts nevietā; nevajadzīgs tdk wajar ongepast malplassert, uhøflig niestosowny desnecessário inoportun неуместный nemiestny neprimeren nepotreban omotiverad, onödig ไม่ได้เชิญ yersiz, gereksiz, yakışıksız 多余的 недоречний غير ضروري không cần thiết


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Pitt (who thought himself much injured by the uncalled-for generosity of his deceased relative towards a lady who had only been Miss Crawley's faithful retainer a score of years) made no objection to that exercise of the dowager's authority.
This is deemed a fortunate circumstance in the contingencies of this species of trade, since it enables the dealer to offer his uncalled-for wares in the least suspicious and most natural manner.
It was with considerable difficulty that the ape-man quieted the fellow's fears sufficiently to obtain a coherent statement from him as to the cause of his uncalled-for terror.
 
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