undignified
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un·dig·ni·fied
(ŭn-dĭg′nə-fīd′)adj.
Lacking in or damaging to dignity.
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undignified
(ʌnˈdɪɡnɪˌfaɪd)adj
lacking in dignity
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Adj. | 1. | ![]() 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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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
becoming, seemly, appropriate, suitable, proper, elegant, refined, dignified, decorous
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undignified
[ʌnˈdɪgnɪfaɪd] ADJ [behaviour] → indecoroso, poco digno; [posture, position] → indecoroso; [person] → poco dignoCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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[ʌnˈdɪgnɪˌfaɪd] adj (person) → senza dignità, poco dignitoso/a; (manner, action) → indecoroso/a, sconvenienteCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995