1.martial
adjective: suggesting war or military life
Americans tend to remember Abraham Lincoln as kindly and wise, not at all martial, despite the fact that he was involved in the fiercest war America has even fought.
2.unseemly
adjective: not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
He acted in an unseemly manner, insulting the hostess and then speaking ill of her deceased husband.
3.genial
adjective: agreeable, conducive to comfort
Betty is a genial young woman: everyone she meets is put at ease by her elegance and grace.
4.telling
adjective: significant and revealing of another factor
Her unbecoming dress was very tellingwhen it came to her sense of fashion.
5.boorish
adjective: ill-mannered and coarse or contemptible in behavior or appearance
Bukowski was known for being a boorishdrunk and alienating close friends and family.
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