infra dig
Americanadjective
adjective
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
In her heart she ascribed her husband's want of love for it to the "infra dig" position he occupied.
From Australia Felix by Richardson, Henry Handel
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