ungentlemanlike
- a word derived from gentleman.
Example Sentences
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I always understood that there could be nothing ungentlemanlike, in the way of business, in taking advantage of the flaw in a lease.'
From The Parent's Assistant Stories for Children by Edgeworth, Maria
Now, sir, I beg to tell you, that if your ungentlemanlike and underhand plot had succeeded, you dared not darken with your shadow the door-sill of the house you purchased.
From Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 by Lever, Charles James
His conduct was most offensive, and most—most ungentlemanlike.
From The Eustace Diamonds by Trollope, Anthony
He is doing what he ought not to do, I must say that;—quite what I call ungentlemanlike.
From Sir Harry Hotspur of Humblethwaite by Trollope, Anthony
He had already used strong language, calling the man vulgar and ungentlemanlike, but if a man does not regard strong language what further can an angry victim do to him?
From Marion Fay by Trollope, Anthony
