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/un meet"/, adj.not meet; not fitting, suitable, or proper; not becoming or seemly.[bef. 900; ME unmete, OE unmaete. See UN-1, MEET2]
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Unmeet — Un*meet , a. Not meet or fit; not proper; unbecoming; unsuitable; usually followed by for. Unmeet for a wife. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] And all unmeet our carpet floors. Emerson. [1913 Webster] {Un*meet ly}, adv. {Un*meet ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unmeet — index improper, inappropriate, inapt, inept (inappropriate), unbecoming, undesirable, unseemly Bu … Law dictionary
unmeet — O.E. unmæte immoderate, excessive, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + MEET (Cf. meet) (adj.). Cf. O.H.G. unmazi. Meanings unfitting and unsuited (for some purpose) are from 1520s … Etymology dictionary
unmeet — [unmēt′] adj. [ME unmete < OE unmæte] Now Rare not meet, fit, or proper; unsuitable; unseemly … English World dictionary
unmeet — adjective Date: circa 1529 not meet ; unsuitable, improper … New Collegiate Dictionary
unmeet — adjective Not proper … Wiktionary
unmeet — adj. Wright’s L. P. p. 23 … Oldest English Words
unmeet — a. Improper, unfit, unbecoming, unseemly … New dictionary of synonyms
unmeet — un·meet … English syllables
unmeet — un•meet [[t]ʌnˈmit[/t]] adj. not meet; not fitting or proper • Etymology: bef. 900 … From formal English to slang
