undignified

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Recent Examples of undignified Outraged that the jury had seemingly ignored damning video evidence, countless Angelenos—angry, frustrated, and desperate—stormed the streets in protest not merely against the verdict itself, but more broadly against poor, undignified social conditions. V.n. Trinh / Made By History, TIME, 27 Jan. 2025 It’s caused by a prion—a misfolded protein that causes other proteins to fold abnormally, killing cells in what can become an expanding network of cell destruction that leads to a slow and undignified death. Sophie Hartley, Scientific American, 10 Jan. 2025 Lopetegui’s undignified sacking 🆙 Kinsky & Bergvall boost Spurs 🇪🇸 Barca’s Dani Olmo loophole ⚽ New balls, please? Phil Hay, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025 Meanwhile, men, particularly those of high social standing, did not face repercussions for exhibiting undignified behavior. Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018 See All Example Sentences for undignified
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undignified
Adjective
  • Liebeck’s case is sometimes criticized as a frivolous lawsuit, but evidence at trial showed that McDonald’s coffee was significantly hotter than that of other restaurants.
    Bill Feather, NBC News, 16 Mar. 2025
  • But make no mistake, a master manipulator lies beneath Maddie's frivolous facade.
    Randall Colburn, EW.com, 15 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • There’s a Moon Alert all day, which adds to the delays and goofy energy and restricts your spending to food and gas.
    Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Dark Winds took an explicit turn with its social and political commentary in its second season; as a result, the dialogue occasionally veered into goofy literalness, and many of its heavy-handed lines were given to Emma.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Moments that may seem silly or insignificant to others — like sharing a particular greeting, teasing each other in a familiar way or even speaking to each other in silly, baby-ish voices — can be great sources of comfort and familiarity for partners.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
  • The industry has seen its fair share of terrible ideas, from the downright bizarre to the silly.
    Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Somewhere up there in Hoops Heaven, Stormin’ Norman Sloan is one giddy Gator who is almost certainly feeling validated and vindicated about the SEC’s basketball awakening.
    Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Indian cricket legend Harmanpreet Kaur was euphoric, roaring loudly into the Mumbai sky and echoed by 15,000 giddy fans at the Brabourne Stadium.
    Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Now, the mayor and aldermen face unseemly optics: privately agreeing to pressure vendors — many of whom already operate on slim profit margins — while failing to disclose that this was a key budget-balancing strategy to avoid raising property taxes.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
  • An unseemly blackmail incident and a pressing need for cash mean, however, the siblings get entangled in the city’s murky underworld, setting up a series that is equal parts drama and comedy.
    Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Medicare, the health insurance program for senior citizens, racked up $54.3 billion in improper payments last year.
    Kevin R. Kosar, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
  • This can happen due to simple things like the passage of time, changes in circumstance or improper categorization.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Orange Beach has a vulgarity ordinance on the books, which was enacted about a decade ago amid concerns about vulgar or indecent T-shirts and other merchandise sold at souvenir stores.
    al, al, 20 Jan. 2023
  • Because there are more good people than indecent ones.
    Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 12 Jan. 2023

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“Undignified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undignified. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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