undignified
adjective
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Definition of undignified
: not dignified : lacking in dignity or injurious to dignity
undignified behavior She did not exactly fall, but she staggered and reeled across the room in a very undignified fashion ā¦— Lucy Maud Montgomery ā¦ she could not get over the idea that to earn her living was somewhat undignified ā¦— Somerset Maugham
Examples of undignified in a Sentence
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The Koscielny Method is wholly undignified and not to be recommended. — SI.com, "Where Are They Now? Arsenal's Lineup From the Last Time They Won Away Against a Top Six Side," 24 Aug. 2019 Some have described the shock of watching airport screeners pull the urn from their bag and plunk it down in an undignified manner on the X-ray conveyer belt for all the other travelers to see. — Washington Post, "Consider security rules when flying with cremated remains," 24 July 2019 Thereās something fundamentally undignified about leaving our troubles to school kids to resolve. — Maya Phillips, The New Yorker, "The New Season of āStranger Thingsā Shows the Limits of Kids Saving the World," 9 July 2019 Aside from the divided nature of the square, inherent liabilities include buildings that edge sidewalks with blank walls, and an undignified approach to Daveās Market that requires pedestrians to dodge cars and trucks on a driveway. — Steven Litt, cleveland.com, "Shaker Square plan offers bold solutions, but real work has only begun ā Steven Litt," 7 July 2019 Flake repeatedly rebuked Trump, accusing him of āāreckless, outrageous and undignified behaviorāā and saying the presidentās use of the terms āāfake newsāā and āāenemy of the peopleāā smacked of Soviet dictator Josef Stalinās propaganda. — BostonGlobe.com, "House would block Feds from interfering with state pot laws," 21 June 2019 Opponents fear the project would turn the landmark into an undignified tourist trap unworthy of its significance. — Sara Germano, WSJ, "Berlin Is Again Divided, and Wonders If David Hasselhoff Will Pick Sides," 9 Nov. 2018 And there is nothing more undignified and dehumanizing than stripping a girl of her freedom to live a full life. — Liz Cantrell, Town & Country, "New Charity VOW Partners With the Wedding Industry to End Child Marriage," 29 Oct. 2018 Today a video surfaced of an undignified event in which a Puerto Rican woman was brutally harassed by a bigot while an officer did not interfere. — Natalie Dreier, ajc, "Man harasses woman wearing Puerto Rico flag shirt," 11 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'undignified.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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undignified
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of undignified
: not serious or formal : not dignified
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undignified
adjective
unĀ·digĀ·niĀ·fied
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Kids Definition of undignified
: lacking proper seriousness or self-control in behavior or appearance : not showing dignity
undignified conduct