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undignified

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un·dig·ni·fied  (n-dgn-fd)
adj.
Lacking in or damaging to dignity.

undignified [ʌnˈdɪgnɪˌfaɪd]
adj
lacking in dignity
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.undignifiedundignified - lacking dignity                      
discomposed - having your composure disturbed; "looked about with a wandering and discomposed air"
inelegant - lacking in refinement or grace or good taste
dignified - having or expressing dignity; especially formality or stateliness in bearing or appearance; "her dignified demeanor"; "the director of the school was a dignified white-haired gentleman"

undignified
adjective unseemly, inappropriate, unsuitable, improper, unbecoming, unrefined, inelegant, ungentlemanly, beneath you, unladylike, indecorous, infra dig (informal), lacking dignity, beneath your dignity All this public outpouring is so undignified.
becoming, seemly, appropriate, suitable, proper, elegant, refined, dignified, decorous
Translations
undignified [ʌnˈdɪgnɪfaɪd] ADJ [behaviour] → indecoroso, poco digno; [posture, position] → indecoroso; [person] → poco digno
undignified [ʌnˈdɪgnɪfaɪd] adj [behaviour] → indigne
to be undignified → manquer de dignité
undignified
adj person, behaviourwürdelos; (= inelegant) way of sitting etcunelegant; he was never afraid of appearing undignifieder hatte keine Angst, seine Würde zu verlieren
undignified [ʌnˈdɪgnɪˌfaɪd] adj (person) → senza dignità, poco dignitoso/a; (manner, action) → indecoroso/a, sconveniente
undignified [ʌnˈdɪgnɪˌfaɪd] adj (person) → senza dignità, poco dignitoso/a; (manner, action) → indecoroso/a, sconveniente


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But she could not get over the idea that to earn her living was somewhat undignified, and she was inclined to remind you that she was a lady by birth.
Oh, I know it is absurd, uncalled for, to tell you this; undignified even," she was almost weeping, "but it makes so much difference to me what you think of--of me.
The older men, who thought it undignified to amuse themselves with such nonsense, continued to lie at the opposite side of the fire, but one would occasionally raise himself on an elbow and glance at Morel with a smile.
 
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