SuaviloquyToday’s word

unbecoming

Unbecoming, a.

Etymology: [Pref. un- not + becoming.]

Not becoming; unsuitable; unfit; indecorous; improper. My grief lets unbecoming speeches fall. Dryden. -- Un`be*com"ing*ly, adv. -- Un`be*com"ing*ness, n.

Shades of meaning

Fernald lists unbecoming only as an antonym, under becoming.

He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.

Synonyms

none given

Antonyms