misbecomes

misbecomes
,mis·be'come || ‚mɪsbɪ'kʌm v. be unsuitable, be inappropriate for; be unbecoming to (e.g."her behavior misbecomes her position")

English contemporary dictionary. 2014.

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  • Misbecome — Mis be*come , v. t. Not to become; to suit ill; not to befit or be adapted to. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] Thy father will not act what misbecomes him. Addison. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • misbecame — mis·be come || ‚mɪsbɪ kÊŒm v. be unsuitable, be inappropriate for; be unbecoming to (e.g. her behavior misbecomes her position ) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • misbecome — mis·be come || ‚mɪsbɪ kÊŒm v. be unsuitable, be inappropriate for; be unbecoming to (e.g. her behavior misbecomes her position ) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • misbecoming — adj. unseemly, improper, indecorous, inappropriate, not proper; impolite; unsuitable ,mis·be come || ‚mɪsbɪ kÊŒm v. be unsuitable, be inappropriate for; be unbecoming to (e.g. her behavior misbecomes her position ) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • misbecome — |misbə̇|kəm, spə̇ transitive verb Etymology: mis (I) + become : to suit badly : to be inappropriate or unbecoming to what I have done that misbecame my place Shakespeare such personal antagonism misbecomes a scholar …   Useful english dictionary

  • mis|be|come — «MIHS bih KUHM», transitive verb, came, come, com|ing. to be unbecoming to; be unfit for: »Profanity misbecomes a lady …   Useful english dictionary

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