unmeetly

English

Etymology

From unmeet +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ʌnˈmiːtli/

Adverb

unmeetly (comparative more unmeetly, superlative most unmeetly)

  1. In an unmeet way; unbecomingly. [from 16th c.]
    • 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, VI.6:
      they met / With a faire Mayden clad in mourning weed, / Upon a mangy jade unmeetely set […]
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