unbecoming
/ˌʌnbɪˈkʌmɪŋ/ adjective C2- Not flattering, attractive or appropriate. · She wore a rather unbecoming hairstyle.
- Not in keeping with the expected standards of one's position. · He was accused of conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman.
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“There _is_ something a little stately in him, to be sure,” replied her aunt; “but it is confined to his air, and is not unbecoming.
‘Gentlemen,’ said the president, when silence was restored, ‘is the Count of Morcerf convicted of felony, treason, and conduct unbecoming a member of this House?’—‘Yes,’ replied all the members of the committee of inquiry with a unanimous voice.
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