infra dig

American  

[in-fruh dig] / ˈɪn frə ˈdɪg /

adjective

1. beneath one's dignity.

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infra dig British  

/ ˈɪnfrə ˈdɪɡ /

adjective

1. informal (postpositive) beneath one's dignity

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Etymology

Origin of infra dig

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

Example Sentences

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

When, just before the war, Christian X. and Queen Alexandrina visited Belgium on their accession the German propagandists in Scandinavia were shocked; it was infra dig.

From Ten Years Near the German Frontier A Retrospect and a Warning by Egan, Maurice Francis