unseemly adjective 1adverb 1forms 4 adjective1 •Inconsistent with established standards of good form or taste.He was drunk and made some very unseemly comments. adverb1 •In an unseemly manner.[…] [Charitie] Doeth not behaue it selfe vnseemly, seeketh not her owne, is not easily prouoked, thinketh no euill, — 1611 formsmore unseemly · unseemlier · most unseemly · unseemliest