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infra dig

American  
[in-fruh dig] / ˈɪn frə ˈdɪg /

adjective

  1. beneath one's dignity.


infra dig British  
/ ˈɪnfrə ˈdɪɡ /

adjective

  1. informal (postpositive) beneath one's dignity

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of infra dig

First recorded in 1815–25, infra dig is from Latin infrā dignitātem

Example Sentences

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But loving is nothing if not embarrassing, its expressions always a little infra dig.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 5, 2022

These reviews are a mixed bag, mostly because the titles seem random and often infra dig.

From New York Times • Jan. 29, 2018

For one thing, I have the impression that they regard enthusiasm as infra dig.

From The Guardian • Jun. 8, 2013

But it considers the latter especially infra dig.

From Time • Oct. 29, 2011

We understood that in your position, as wife of the resident magistrate of the district, the presentation of a bouquet would have been infra dig.

From General John Regan by Birmingham, George A.

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