undignified

undignified
Synonyms and related words:
Doric, barbaric, barbarous, cacophonous, chintzy, clumsy, coarse, crude, doggerel, dysphemistic, graceless, gross, harsh, improper, impure, in bad taste, inappropriate, inconcinnate, inconcinnous, incorrect, indecent, indecorous, indelicate, inelegant, infelicitous, low, offensive, outlandish, rude, tasteless, unbecoming, unbeseeming, uncourtly, uncouth, uneuphonious, unfelicitous, unfitting, ungenteel, ungraceful, unpolished, unrefined, unseemly, unsuitable, untasteful, vulgar

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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  • undignified — index blatant (obtrusive), disreputable, inappropriate, inelegant, unbecoming, unprofessional, unseemly …   Law dictionary

  • undignified — 1680s, of clergy, not holding a position of dignity, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + pp. of dignify (see DIGNITY (Cf. dignity)). Meaning lacking in dignity of manner is attested from 1782 …   Etymology dictionary

  • undignified — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ appearing foolish and unseemly; lacking in dignity …   English terms dictionary

  • undignified — [spelling only] …   English World dictionary

  • undignified — adj. undignified to + inf. (it was undignified to behave like that) * * * [ʌn dɪgnɪfaɪd] undignified to + inf. (it was undignified to behave like that) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • undignified — [[t]ʌndɪ̱gnɪfaɪd[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe someone s actions as undignified, you mean they are foolish or embarrassing. It is sad to see a county confine its activities to undignified public bickering... There followed an undignified… …   English dictionary

  • undignified — UK [ʌnˈdɪɡnɪfaɪd] / US [ʌnˈdɪɡnɪˌfaɪd] adjective embarrassing or silly, in a way that will make people not respect you He looked most undignified in his pyjamas. undignified haggling over the cost of the taxi …   English dictionary

  • undignified — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem ▪ become ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very …   Collocations dictionary

  • undignified — un|dig|ni|fied [ʌnˈdıgnıfaıd] adj behaving in a way that is embarrassing or makes you look silly ▪ There was an undignified scramble for the free drinks …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • undignified — un|dig|ni|fied [ ʌn dıgnı,faıd ] adjective embarrassing or silly, in a way that will make people not respect you: undignified haggling over the cost of the taxi …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • undignified — adjective behaving in a way that is embarrassing or makes you look silly: Sally made an undignified exit with her bathrobe clutched about her …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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