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uncalled-for |
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uncalled-for Adjective unnecessary or unwarranted: uncalled-for comments
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Translations 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 多余的 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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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