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unbecoming

/ˌʌnbɪˈkʌmɪŋ/ noun C2
  1. The process by which something unbecomes.

Plural unbecomings

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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.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 289 · B2
‘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.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 880 · C1

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