undignified
adjective
un·dig·ni·fied
ˌən-ˈdig-nə-ˌfīd 
: not dignified : lacking in dignity or injurious to dignity
undignified behavior
She did not exactly fall, but she staggered and reeled across the room in a very undignified fashion …—
Lucy Maud Montgomery
Lucy Maud Montgomery… she could not get over the idea that to earn her living was somewhat undignified …—Somerset Maugham
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The most startling of these, a thing without precedent, is a mass of undignified poor.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Mescal’s Lucius is a runty hero, Denzel’s undignified hamminess falls short of Shakespearean grandeur, and only the small roles — the surprisingly noble Pascal and Nielsen, with her womanly stride through the dark corridors of power — achieve human dimension.
—Armond White, National Review, 6 Dec. 2024
Rattled, a weakened Agatha argues that taking her out in this mortal state is undignified.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2024
At that time, many in the foreign policy establishment saw intelligence and espionage as somewhat undignified, even unimportant.
—William E. Scheuerman, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2013
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Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Mescal’s Lucius is a runty hero, Denzel’s undignified hamminess falls short of Shakespearean grandeur, and only the small roles — the surprisingly noble Pascal and Nielsen, with her womanly stride through the dark corridors of power — achieve human dimension.
—Armond White, National Review, 6 Dec. 2024
Rattled, a weakened Agatha argues that taking her out in this mortal state is undignified.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2024
At that time, many in the foreign policy establishment saw intelligence and espionage as somewhat undignified, even unimportant.
—William E. Scheuerman, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2013
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“Undignified.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undignified. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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