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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

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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

There’s a certain stripe of non-royal-watcher who thinks it very infra dig to show the slightest interest.

From The Guardian Jan. 9, 2020

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

From New York Times Jan. 29, 2018

But it considers the latter especially infra dig.

From Time Oct. 29, 2011

Or do you think it would be infra dig?

From Potterism A Tragi-Farcical Tract by Macaulay, Rose, Dame

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