I. “+ adjective
Etymology: Middle English unsemely, from un- (I) + semely seemly
: not seemly: as
a. : not according with established standards of good form or taste : unbecoming , indecent
very unseemly to talk in this loose fashion before young men — Willa Cather
an unseemly outbreak of temper — Nathaniel Hawthorne
one of the unseemliest squabbles … grew out of the bitterness sowed between a strong administrator and his teaching staff — V.L.Parrington
rescuing its historic monuments from a century and a half of unseemly neglect — Lewis Mumford
b. : not comely, handsome, or attractive in appearance
a man of unseemly aspect
country farmhouses … resembling dingy boxes surrounded by unseemly household litter — S.E.Morison & H.S.Commager
c. : not suitable for time or place : inappropriate , unseasonable
at the most unseemly hours — eleven at night, four in the morning — alarm clocks shrieked, taps gushed — Jean Stafford
we demand to know the reason for this unseemly intrusion — T.B.Costain
useless and unseemly sorrow for the irrevocable past — W.M.Thackeray
II. adverb
Etymology: Middle English unsemely, from un- (I) + semely, adverb, seemly
: in unseemly fashion or manner