ungenteel

adjective

un·gen·teel | \ ˌən-jen-ˈtēl

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Definition of ungenteel

: not genteel : lacking in courtesy or refinement : inelegant The young ladies arrived: their appearance was by no means ungenteel or unfashionable.— Jane Austen

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