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unbefitting

 
Thesaurus: unbefitting

adjective

  1. Not suited to circumstances: improper, inappropriate, inapt, incongruous, inept, malapropos, unapt, unbecoming, unfit, unseemly, unsuitable. Idioms: out of place. See agree/disagree, usual/unusual.
  2. Not in keeping with conventional mores: immodest, improper, indecent, indecorous, indelicate, naughty, unbecoming, unseemly, untoward. Idioms: out of line. See usual/unusual.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: adj. - Not proper or becoming to.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: not befitting


Translations: Unbefitting
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - upassende, usømmelig, sømmer sig ikke

Nederlands (Dutch)
onbetamelijk

Français (French)
adj. - pas convenable, peu seyant

Deutsch (German)
adj. - ungebührend, unschicklich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ανάρμοστος

Italiano (Italian)
disdicevole

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - inconveniente

Русский (Russian)
неподходящий, непристойный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - impropio

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - olämplig, opassande

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
不合适的, 不相宜的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不合適的, 不相宜的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 적당하지 않은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 適しない, 不似合いな

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) غير موافق, غير مناسب, غير لائق, غير ملائم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לא יאה, לא הולם, לא מתאים‬


 
 
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