dignified
adjective
characterized or marked by dignity of aspect or manner; stately; decorous.
undignifiedly
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a word derived from
dignified.
Example Sentences
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Under the pretence of hearing more distinctly, Jack Hamlin approached the nearest man, who, I grieve to say, instantly and somewhat undignifiedly retreated.
From Gabriel Conroy by Harte, Bert
The Indian girl lay in her hammock, with her eyes shut, and her little mouth open,—not undignifiedly open, but just sufficiently so to permit of one seeing something of the teeth and tongue inside.
From The Rover of the Andes A Tale of Adventure on South America by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
When he stood still—his stomach queasy because of weightlessness—he found himself tilting undignifiedly forward or back—or, with equal unpredictability, sidewise.
From Space Tug by Leinster, Murray
Elizabeth asked herself, ready to run undignifiedly after the girl, whose retiring footsteps were already dying away down the corridor.
From And So They Were Married by Kingsley, Florence Morse
"Yes—yes—whatever you wish me to say," she cried, suddenly freeing herself by dodging most undignifiedly out of his arms.
From The Fashionable Adventures of Joshua Craig; a Novel by Phillips, David Graham
