undignified

/ ʌnˈdɪɡnɪˌfaɪd /

adjective

1. lacking in dignity

Example Sentences

The commission said Monguia’s shooting remarks “fostered an atmosphere of intimidation in the courtroom and, even if made in jest, were undignified and discourteous.”

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An undignified response, perhaps, but it has come to symbolise how divisive and partisan this has become.

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A meal that dared critics to call it what it was: cheap, undignified, slightly absurd.

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He describes seeing "undignified deaths" - people passing away on busy wards - and says the health system is not getting the basics right in end-of-life care.

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Not only are they all dead, but to a man, those deaths are undignified.

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• untoward