unbecoming
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˌʌnbɪˈkʌmɪŋ/
adj
Etymology: From un- + becoming. Compare Middle English unbicomelich (“unbecoming”). Equal to unbecome + -ing
- Not flattering, attractive or appropriate.
“She wore a rather unbecoming hairstyle.”
“A very small expensive black toque was hideously unbecoming to the yellow, toad-like face beneath it.”
- Not in keeping with the expected standards of one's position.
“He was accused of conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman.”
“No proceedings in respect of unbecoming conduct shall be taken in respect of the lawful political opinions or activities of any bishop, priest or deacon.”
noun
Etymology: From un- + becoming. Compare Middle English unbicomelich (“unbecoming”). Equal to unbecome + -ing
- The process by which something unbecomes.
“By tracing the turns from U.S. to Japan to China, we can see that becoming American, the classic ethnic American narrative, itself opens to further becomings and unbecomings and rebecomings that address mobility and ethnicization […]”
verb
Etymology: From un- + becoming. Compare Middle English unbicomelich (“unbecoming”). Equal to unbecome + -ing
- present participle and gerund of unbecome