disapproval If you say that someone's behaviour is unseemly, you disapprove of it because it is not polite or not suitable for a particular situation or occasion. It would be unseemly for judges to receive pay increases when others are having to tighten their belts. unseemly drinking, brawling and gambling. unseemly behaviour is not polite or not suitable for a particular occasion
not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society; "was buried with indecent haste"; "indecorous behavior"; "language unbecoming to a lady"; "unseemly to use profanity"; "moved to curb their untoward ribaldry"