undignified

Everyday

Making you look silly or embarrassed; not calm, proper or serious. tree →

In the lessons

A feelings word in stories: falling in a puddle or crawling through a hedge is undignified. Toad in The Wind in the Willows hates undignified moments, like being thrown into the canal by the barge-woman. Alice feels undignified when she grows and shrinks.

Examples

• Slipping on the ice was very undignified. tree →
• Toad was thrown into the water in a most undignified way. tree →
• The cat made an undignified leap and missed. tree →
• It's undignified to sulk in public. tree →
• The judge's wig fell off in an undignified moment. tree →
• He climbed out in an undignified scramble. tree →
• She had to run about after him, though it was rather undignified. tree →

Note

Adjective; opposite «dignified»; noun «dignity». Spelling: un-dig-ni-fied.