# unseemly

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #43,449

## Definitions
1. Inconsistent with established standards of good form or taste.

## Etymology
From Middle English unsemli, probably a partial calque of Old Norse úsǽmiligr (“unseemly”); equivalent to un- + seemly. Cognate with Icelandic ósæmileg (“offensive”), Norwegian usømmelig (“unseemly”), Danish usømmelig (“unseemly”), German unziemlich.

## Common misspellings (12)
`nuseemly`, `unesemly`, `unnseemly`, `unseelmy`, `unseemlly`, `unseemlyy`, `unseemmly`, `unseemyl`, `unsemely`, `unsemly`, `unsseemly`, `usneemly`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/unseemly