Adjective : an unbecoming hat; unbecoming language. From Dictionary.com.
I do not dislike her, but she behaves unbecomingly. From Wordnik.com. [Clair de Lune A Play in Two Acts and Six Scenes] Reference
And I think it is unbecomingly cynical and duplicitous. From Wordnik.com. [Two good posts on a pro-life blog] Reference
Why did you come so mysteriously, and, I must say, unbecomingly?. From Wordnik.com. [The Hand of Ethelberta] Reference
Mildred spoke sharply, her large square face flushing unbecomingly. From Wordnik.com. [Twin Moons] Reference
She let out her breath in an exasperated hiss through teeth unbecomingly clenched. From Wordnik.com. [The Ideal Bride]
Mercedes was a trifle more plump than when I last saw her, but not unbecomingly so. From Wordnik.com. [The Statesmen Snowbound] Reference
He saw that she was behaving unbecomingly, and considered it his duty to tell her so. From Wordnik.com. [Anna Karenina] Reference
The anachronism sat not unbecomingly upon him, and the voice was precisely that of the. From Wordnik.com. [The Hand of Ethelberta] Reference
Her eyes grew wide and the rosebud mouth dropped unbecomingly open, though, as she saw what he carried. From Wordnik.com. [Sick Cycle Carousel] Reference
She had such a cold, that she could not go down to the store, and her face was swollen most unbecomingly. From Wordnik.com. [Six Girls A Home Story] Reference
Lark immediately did so, while Carol stood thoughtfully beside the table, her brows puckered unbecomingly. From Wordnik.com. [Prudence Says So] Reference
She unrolled the message and held it up in front of her eyes, which bulged unbecomingly as she shouted at us. From Wordnik.com. [Nerilka's Story]
He seems to sigh over his own folly and vanity in preparing a gallant bridal for one who met it so unbecomingly. From Wordnik.com. [Notes and Queries, Number 09, December 29, 1849] Reference
He opened his mouth to tell her she had behaved unbecomingly, but he could not help saying something utterly different. From Wordnik.com. [Anna Karenina] Reference
Dr Pughson made short work of the intruder — a red-haired little girl, who blushed meekly and unbecomingly, and withdrew. From Wordnik.com. [The Getting of Wisdom] Reference
She had bulging eyes -- which are not emphasized in the flattering portrait by Gerard -- and her hair was unbecomingly dressed. From Wordnik.com. [Famous Affinities of History — Complete] Reference
The maid, a plump miss in her early twenties, gaped unbecomingly, exposing evidence of a distressing lack of concern for dental hygiene. From Wordnik.com. [Dragonfly in Amber]
Her feeling about that heavy, unbecomingly arranged roll, and the hairpins which held it in place, was an indescribable mixture of pride and elation and satisfaction. From Wordnik.com. [The Heart of Arethusa] Reference
"Has he addressed you unbecomingly?" asked the recluse. From Wordnik.com. [Complete Project Gutenberg Georg Ebers Works] Reference
Mr. Blensop squinted unbecomingly and pressed the trigger. From Wordnik.com. [The False Faces Further Adventures from the History of the Lone Wolf] Reference
Better so; he might have spoken indiscreetly, unbecomingly, in. From Wordnik.com. [Denzil Quarrier] Reference
Shrapnel had behaved unbecomingly, and had been punished for it. From Wordnik.com. [Beauchamp's Career — Complete] Reference
Her face was pale, and her light, thin hair was unbecomingly dressed. From Wordnik.com. [Hollyhock A Spirit of Mischief] Reference
I would not wish to be unbecomingly attired on so joyous an occasion. From Wordnik.com. [Quaint Courtships] Reference
Adela's voice was made firm by the suggestion that she had behaved unbecomingly. From Wordnik.com. [Demos] Reference
Hank's whole face, especially in the region of his eyes, was puffed unbecomingly. From Wordnik.com. [The Trail of the White Mule] Reference
"Your impudence never does," muttered Mrs. Gnu, who was unbecomingly red in the face. From Wordnik.com. [The Potiphar Papers] Reference
Deceive me, or treat me in any way unbecomingly, and you shall remember it the longest day you live. From Wordnik.com. [Our Friend the Charlatan] Reference
There was no style, no smartness to her dress; her hair was arranged unbecomingly; she was growing thin, peaked. From Wordnik.com. [The Pit] Reference
It was merely that she was a shy little girl, unbecomingly dressed, and perhaps a little pale from underfeeding. From Wordnik.com. [The Promised Land] Reference
If, as your words seem to imply, Miss Kingsley says I acted unbecomingly at her house, she does not speak the truth. From Wordnik.com. [A Romantic Young Lady] Reference
They, however, were too conscious of having behaved unbecomingly towards their little strange guest to be over fond of her company. From Wordnik.com. [The Wide, Wide World] Reference
Madame saw the impossibility in the end; but she stuffed as many pears as she could into his pocket, and he went off bulging unbecomingly. From Wordnik.com. [A Padre in France] Reference
The man scowled at Mehitable's umbrella planted victoriously beside its owner and his thin lips expressed his impatience most unbecomingly. From Wordnik.com. [In Apple-Blossom Time A Fairy-Tale to Date] Reference
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