As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
UNBECOMING
indecent, indecorous, unbecoming, uncomely, unseemly, untoward
(adjective) 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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
unbecoming (comparative more unbecoming, superlative most unbecoming)
Not flattering, attractive or appropriate.
Not in keeping with the expected standards of one's position.
Synonyms
• unsuitable
• unfit
• indecent
• indecorous
• improper
Antonyms
• becoming
• befitting
• suiting
Verb
unbecoming
present participle of unbecome
Noun
unbecoming (plural unbecomings)
The process by which something unbecomes.
Source: Wiktionary
Un`be*com"ing, a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + becoming.]
Definition: Not becoming; unsuitable; unfit; indecorous; improper. My grief lets unbecoming speeches fall. Dryden.
– Un`be*com"ing*ly, adv.
– Un`be*com"ing*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
16 November 2024
LEAVE
(verb) go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; “She left a mess when she moved out”; “His good luck finally left him”; “her husband left her after 20 years of marriage”; “she wept thinking she had been left behind”
Coffee Trivia
