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undignified

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un·dig·ni·fied  (n-dgn-fd)
adj.
Lacking in or damaging to dignity.
undignified
Adjective
foolish or embarrassing
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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"


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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.
Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
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 Awakening and Selected Short Stories by Chopin, Kate View in context
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.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
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