unbehaving

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adjective

Not behaving in an acceptable or appropriate way; misbehaving.

Scrabble 19
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Meanings

adjectiveunbehaving (not comparable)
  1. nonstandardnot comparablerareNot behaving in an acceptable or appropriate way; misbehaving.

    The Lord is ready to change that situation of your unbehaving children only if you cast your cares unto Him.

    2010, Neliswa Mkhize, If the Lord Is My Shepherd, Why Should I Lack?, page 49
    1 more example

    For so many years you have been surprisingly successful in keeping blinders on my unbehaving and irreverent eyes.

    1937, Journal of Social Hygiene, page 510

Origin

From un- + behaving.

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APA

unbehaving. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbehaving

MLA

“unbehaving.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbehaving. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unbehaving,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbehaving.

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