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Appalling vs Unseemly - What's the difference?

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Appalling is a related term of unseemly.


As adjectives the difference between appalling and unseemly

is that appalling is horrifying and astonishing while unseemly is inconsistent with established standards of good form or taste.

As a verb appalling

is .

appalling

English

Verb

(head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Horrifying and astonishing.
    • That was an appalling waste of money.

    Usage notes

    * Not to be confused with appealing.

    Synonyms

    * awful, grotesque, horrid, hideous, terrible

    Derived terms

    * appallingly

    unseemly

    English

    Alternative forms

    * unsemely (archaic)

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Inconsistent with established standards of good form or taste.
    • He was drunk and made some very unseemly comments.
  • * Nathaniel Hawthorne
    • An unseemly outbreak of temper.
  • * '>citation

    • Antonyms

    * seemly

    Related terms

    * unseemliness

    See also

    * inappropriate