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Meanings of uncalled-for in English

Unnecessary and unwarranted.

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Usage of uncalled-for in English
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The broken marble chimney-place still remains, mutely protesting against the uncalled-for violence.
An Old Town By the Sea
2
He thereby voiced a commentary patently uncalled-for, as Mr. Pope afterward reflected.
The Certain Hour (Dizain des Poëtes)
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They applauded with what now seems to me uncalled-for fervor, but then!
Darkwater: Voices from Within the Veil
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Everything that's finished and over, all deaths seem to me uncalled-for, unhappy, undeserved.
How the soldier repairs the gramophone
5
L'Allemand as she rolled down some uncalled-for pagoda steps in the death scene.
A Second Book of Operas
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My uncalled-for act had brought a swift flush of anger to her cheek.
A Fool and His Money
7
HOMOEOPATHY is an uncalled-for aggression upon an unoffending doctrine and its peaceful advocates.
Complete Project Gutenberg Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Works
8
There also is an uncalled-for characterization of Sarah Jessica Parker as a horse.
Reuters
9
He was full of vague, stupid promptings towards an uncalled-for intercourse.
Love and Mr. Lewisham
10
John was aware now that his friends were angry at his uncalled-for statements.
The Go Ahead Boys and Simon's Mine
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I hope you don't consider my assertion uncalled-for, he added hastily.
Afterwards
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He was staring at her in a most uncalled-for manner.
Nedra
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He left; and Captain Frank began to try to quiet down this uncalled-for perturbation.
The Beautiful Wretch; The Pupil of Aurelius; and The Four Macnic...
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Such an unprofessional and uncalled-for expression of opinion was a new experience to him.
The Web of Life
15
Mrs. Cary smarted under what she felt to be an unjust and uncalled-for attack.
The Native Born; or, the Rajah's People
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As you say, I hope nothing will happen to justify my perhaps uncalled-for nervousness.
The Ashiel mystery: A Detective Story