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  • 121Disrepute — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Disrepute >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 disrepute disrepute discredit Sgm: N 1 ill repute ill repute bad repute bad name bad odor bad favor ill name ill odor ill favor Sgm: N 1 disapprobation …

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  • 122Undueness — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Absence of right. < N PARAG:Undueness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 undueness undueness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 malum prohibitum malum prohibitum Sgm: N 1 impropriety impropriety Sgm: N 1 illegality illegality &c. 964 G …

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  • 123Improbity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Improbity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 improbity improbity Sgm: N 1 dishonesty dishonesty dishonor Sgm: N 1 deviation from rectitude deviation from rectitude Sgm: N 1 disgrace disgrace &c.(disrepute) 874 Sgm: N 1 fraud …

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  • 124becoming — [adj1] flattering acceptable, agreeable, attractive, beautiful, comely, cute, effective, enhancing, excellent, fair, graceful, handsome, neat, nice, presentable, pretty, seemly, tasteful, welcome, wellchosen; concepts 579,589 Ant. indecorous,… …

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  • 125improper — [im präp′ər] adj. [OFr impropre < L improprius: see IN 2 & PROPER] 1. not suitable for or consistent with the purpose or circumstances; poorly adapted; unfit 2. not in accordance with the truth, fact, or rule; wrong; incorrect 3. contrary to… …

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  • 126unbecomingness — noun the quality of being unbecoming • Ant: ↑becomingness • Derivationally related forms: ↑unbecoming • Hypernyms: ↑indecorum, ↑indecorousness …

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  • 127misseem — (ˈ)mi(s)+ transitive verb Etymology: Middle English missemen, from mis (I) + semen to seem more at seem : misbecome * * * /mis seem /, v.t. Archaic. misbecome. [1300 50; …

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  • 128un´be|com´ing|ness — un|be|com|ing «UHN bih KUHM ihng», adjective. 1. not becoming; not appropriate: »unbecoming clothes. SYNONYM(S): inappropriate. 2. not fitting; not proper; unseemly: »unbecoming behavior. SYNONYM(S): unsuitable. –un´be|com´ing|ly …

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