undignified

adjective

un·​dig·​ni·​fied ˌən-ˈdig-nə-ˌfīd How to pronounce undignified (audio)
: 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
… she could not get over the idea that to earn her living was somewhat undignifiedSomerset Maugham

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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 Leo reacted by throwing a tantrum even a toddler would find undignified, only to later play it off as if the breakup was completely mutual. Glamour, 2 Oct. 2024 What other actress would have the attitude to star in a film with the sarcastically undignified title My Old Ass? Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for undignified 

Word History

First Known Use

1716, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of undignified was in 1716

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“Undignified.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undignified. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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