Disgraceful vs Unseemly - What's the difference?
disgraceful | unseemly | Synonyms |
Bringing or warranting disgrace; shameful.
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Giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation.
Inconsistent with established standards of good form or taste.
* Nathaniel Hawthorne
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Disgraceful is a synonym of unseemly.
As adjectives the difference between disgraceful and unseemly
is that disgraceful is bringing or warranting disgrace; shameful while unseemly is inconsistent with established standards of good form or taste.disgraceful
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Alternative forms
* disgracefull (archaic)Adjective
(en adjective)unseemly
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* unsemely (archaic)Adjective
(er)- He was drunk and made some very unseemly comments.
- An unseemly outbreak of temper.