Lingaku- lacking in propriety
- bad form
Generated definitions (experimental)
- lacking in propriety
- bad form
This phrase indicates a situation that is not considered proper or appropriate, often referring to behavior that is socially unacceptable.
When speaking in formal occasions, one must be careful not to lack propriety.
His behavior at the banquet was indeed lacking in propriety.
This meaning is similar to the first, suggesting a breach of expected etiquette or manners, often in social settings.
Arriving late to the wedding was considered bad form.
Joking around in a work setting is very much bad form.
Generated collocations (experimental)
shī tǐ tǒng失体统de的xíng wéi行为behavior lacking in proprietyshī tǐ tǒng失体统de的yán cí言辞language that is considered bad formshī tǐ tǒng失体统de的jǔ zhǐ举止gestures that are inappropriateshī tǐ tǒng失体统de的lǐ yí礼仪etiquette that lacks proprietyshī tǐ tǒng失体统de的tài du态度attitude lacking in decorumshī tǐ tǒng失体统de的chǎng hé场合an occasion that is deemed inappropriateshī tǐ tǒng失体统de的biǎo xiàn表现performance that is considered in bad tasteshī tǐ tǒng失体统de的chuān zhuó穿着attire that is not suitableshī tǐ tǒng失体统de的wèn tí问题issues lacking in proprietyshī tǐ tǒng失体统de的guī dìng规定regulations that are inappropriate