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uncalled-for - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
adjective adjective
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
adjective
from Wiktionary , Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
adjective Unwanted ; not requested or required .adjective Unwarranted , disproportionate, or inappropriate; not deserved or justified , especially when rude or offensive .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
adjective adjective
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(However, the intrusion of the narrator in the second paragraph was uncalled-for , and should never happen again).
GONE • by Christopher P. Garlington 2009
The latest attempt to offer an explanation for uncalled-for behaviour was posted at around 4.45pm last night on Arsenal's official website.
Cesc Fábregas risking his and Arsenal's reputation with petty battles | Dominic Fifield 2011
It was an uncalled-for sexist attack on who and what she was as a person and a professional.
Archive 2009-04-01 2009
At the best, in her most charitable frame of mind, she considered the statement of his views to be a caprice, an erratic and uncalled-for prank.
Chapter 24 2010
Cheryl giving him 24 hours to leave the house seemed pretty uncalled-for too.
Curb your Enthusiasm – season eight, episode one 2011
It is amazing to read such rude and uncalled-for comments about Sarah Palin by so many people who forget their manners.
Clinton edges out Palin in 'Most Admired' poll 2009
The bean version makes a much better one pot meal -- I did not add any uncalled-for garnishes and the soup was plenty filling.
Archive 2009-09-01 Laura 2009
The bean version makes a much better one pot meal -- I did not add any uncalled-for garnishes and the soup was plenty filling.
Somewhat Tarascan Bean Soup Laura 2009
I must say that although I too would prefer to get an auto-acknowledgement of receipt for e-mail queries just so I know they've arrived, most of the agent-directed vitriol JL discusses I (as an unpubbed writer) also found jaw-droppingly uncalled-for .
kateelliott: Agents, Publishers, Rejection, Aspiring Writers kateelliott 2009
When he emerged into the drying zone and opened his eyes, he was a new man, no longer sullen and brooding over the uncalled-for insult to his manhood.
The Human Car Wash of Self-Esteem Con Chapman 2011
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