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Unseemly vs Insulting - What's the difference?

unseemly | insulting | Related terms |

As adjectives the difference between unseemly and insulting

is that unseemly is inconsistent with established standards of good form or taste while insulting is containing insult, or having the intention of insulting.

As a verb insulting is

present participle of lang=en.

As a noun insulting is

the act of giving insult.

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

    insulting

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Containing insult, or having the intention of insulting.
    • He received an insulting letter.

    Derived terms

    * insultingly

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of giving insult.
  • * (Isaac Barrow)
    • grievous reproaches, and scornful insultings over him in his affliction

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