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Meanings of unbefitting in English

Unbefitting.

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Usage of unbefitting in English
1
She could not bear to see him eat things unbefitting his station.
The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes
2
He doesn't even chew gum-behavior unbefitting a businessman, in his opinion.
Larry's kidney: being the true story of how I found myself in ch...
3
Such a man is in danger of doing many things unbefitting a gentleman.
There & Back
4
And here again, it was the unbefitting, not the person, which stirred his wrath.
One of Our Conquerors — Volume 1
5
And if grandfather thinks it is unbefitting the family dignity he can put cotton in his ears.
A Poor Wise Man
6
At the Gates of Learning we were taught that to abstain from action was unbefitting a Sahib.
Kim
7
Mrs. Blathenoy resented her unbefitting queenly style.
One of Our Conquerors — Volume 4
8
But he was up already, and busy with words unbefitting the mouth of an elder of the kirk.
The Marquis of Lossie
9
But if it is from reason, this is unbefitting its end, because, according to Gregory (Hom.
Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) / From the Complete Americ...
10
It is unbefitting and it is a little cowardly for a prince to shirk the duties of his station.
The Certain Hour (Dizain des Poëtes)
11
No-one has achieved more and Hansen won't be eager to finish in a fashion unbefitting a man of his stature.
Radio NZ
12
If it is from authority, it seems unbefitting its dignity, for the proof from authority is the weakest form of proof.
Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) / From the Complete Americ...
13
He will do nothing more, and he knows that nothing is useful and good for him which is unbefitting his age.
Emile
14
Adela was suffering from a tendency to levity, which she knew to be unbefitting the occasion, and likely to defeat its significance.
Sandra Belloni (originally Emilia in England) — Complete
15
For what is more unbefitting the majesty of Verse, than 'to call a servant,' or 'bid a door be shut' in Rhyme?
An English Garner: Critical Essays & Literary Fragments
16
I've given up an embarrassing habit for Lent, one that was wholly unbefitting a woman of 41, or any Irish person of any age.
The Irish Times
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