undignified
adjective
un·dig·ni·fied
ˌən-ˈdig-nə-ˌfīd 
: not dignified : lacking in dignity or injurious to dignity
undignified behavior
She did not exactly fall, but she staggered and reeled across the room in a very undignified fashion …—
Lucy Maud Montgomery
Lucy Maud Montgomery… she could not get over the idea that to earn her living was somewhat undignified …—Somerset Maugham
Somerset MaughamExamples of undignified in a Sentence
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At that time, many in the foreign policy establishment saw intelligence and espionage as somewhat undignified, even unimportant.
—William E. Scheuerman, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2013
Leo reacted by throwing a tantrum even a toddler would find undignified, only to later play it off as if the breakup was completely mutual.
—Glamour, 2 Oct. 2024
What other actress would have the attitude to star in a film with the sarcastically undignified title My Old Ass?
—Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2024
The crackly, award-winning biscuit ($8) shatters between your teeth and smears a somewhat undignified but welcome peck of powdered sugar on your lips.
—Bradley Hohulin, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Aug. 2024
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William E. Scheuerman, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2013
Leo reacted by throwing a tantrum even a toddler would find undignified, only to later play it off as if the breakup was completely mutual.
—Glamour, 2 Oct. 2024
What other actress would have the attitude to star in a film with the sarcastically undignified title My Old Ass?
—Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2024
The crackly, award-winning biscuit ($8) shatters between your teeth and smears a somewhat undignified but welcome peck of powdered sugar on your lips.
—Bradley Hohulin, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Aug. 2024
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“Undignified.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undignified. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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