English-Thai Dictionary

unbecoming

ADJ ไม่เหมาะสม  ไม่ งดงาม  ไม่สมควร  improper unacceptable becoming proper correct mai-mo-som

 

unbecomingly

ADV อย่าง ไม่เหมาะสม  wrongly yang-mai-mo-som

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

UNBECOMING

a.Unsuitable; improper for the person or character; indecent; indecorous. My grief lets unbecoming speeches fall.

 

UNBECOMINGLY

adv. In an unsuitable manner; indecorously.

 

UNBECOMINGNESS

n.Unsuitableness to the person, character or circumstances; impropriety; indecorousness.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

UNBECOMING

Un `be *com "ing, a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + becoming. ]

 

Defn: 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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

unbecoming

un be com ing |ˌənbiˈkəmiNG ˌənbəˈkəmɪŋ | ▶adjective (esp. of clothing or a color ) not flattering: a stout lady in an unbecoming striped sundress. • (of a person's attitude or behavior ) not fitting or appropriate; unseemly: it was unbecoming for a university to do anything so crass as advertising its wares. DERIVATIVES un be com ing ly adverb, un be com ing ness noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

unbecoming

un |be ¦com ¦ing |ʌnbɪˈkʌmɪŋ | ▶adjective 1 (especially of clothing or a colour ) not flattering: a stout lady in an unbecoming striped sundress. 2 (of behaviour ) not fitting or appropriate; unseemly: it was unbecoming for a university to do anything so crass as advertising its wares. DERIVATIVES unbecomingly adverb, unbecomingness noun

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

unbecoming

unbecoming adjective 1 an unbecoming sundress: unflattering, unattractive, unsightly, plain, ugly, homely, hideous; unsuitable, ill-fitting. ANTONYMS flattering. 2 as a representative of this state, your conduct was unbecoming: inappropriate, unfitting, unbefitting, unsuitable, unsuited, inapt, indecorous, out of keeping, untoward, incorrect, unacceptable; unworthy, improper, unseemly, undignified. ANTONYMS appropriate.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

unbecoming

unbecoming adjective 1 a stout lady in an unbecoming striped sundress: unflattering, unattractive, unsightly, plain, ugly, ugly-looking, hideous; unsuitable, unsuited, ill-suited. ANTONYMS becoming, flattering. 2 they condemned him for conduct unbecoming to the Senate: inappropriate, unfitting, unbefitting, unsuitable, unsuited, ill-suited, inapt, out of keeping, untoward, incorrect, unacceptable; unworthy of; improper, lacking in propriety, indecorous, unseemly, unladylike, ungentlemanly, unmannerly, undignified, indelicate, indecent, tasteless. ANTONYMS becoming, proper, appropriate.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

unbecoming

un be com ing /ʌ̀nbɪkʌ́mɪŋ /形容詞 1 ｟やや古 ｠〈服などが 〉 «…に » 似合わない, 不似合いの, 不釣り合いの «to » ▸ unbecoming clothes 不似合いな服 2 ｟かたく ｠ «…にとって » 不適当な, ふさわしくない «to , of , for » ▸ conduct unbecoming to a gentleman 紳士にふさわしくない行動 3 〈言動が 〉無作法な, 下品な .～ly 副詞