undignified

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Recent Examples of undignified People have understood how undignified the dying process can be and are seeking to implement laws that have proved highly successful in other states and countries. Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025 In her long, illustrious career, Mirren has never been so gloriously undignified. Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 12 May 2025 But his 2024 campaign and this undignified exit will leave a sour taste that will be hard to chase. Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2025 Not to mention that his character receives an especially undignified exit. Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for undignified
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undignified
Adjective
  • My parents would argue about money all the time, because so much of it was spent so often on frivolous things.
    R29 Team, Refinery29, 10 Sep. 2025
  • MacLaren is accused of holding a frivolous hearing in a case in which both the defense and prosecution agreed that the defendant should receive a diversion — that is, the criminal case against the defendant would be dismissed if the defendant met certain conditions for six months.
    Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Afterlife movies tend to be amiable in a goofy way, one that ends up tamping down the stakes.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Hope Anne is goofy, affectionate, full of zest, and has so much love to give.
    Trish Stinger, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Mea Culpa is Perry at his most knowingly silly, and a throwback to erotic thrillers of decades past.
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
  • For every community of mass-shooter fandoms, there is another that is silly, joyous, productive, or totally harmless.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Today's talkers Travis Kelce is giddy.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The result is a sturdy uptrend, full valuations, hopeful but not overly giddy investor sentiment and solid credit conditions.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Campaigning may be unseemly, but in an Oscar race where only five slots exist, presence can tilt the scales.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 1 Sep. 2025
  • An extreme heat warning was in effect through Wednesday night in New Jersey counties outside New York City, and the mercury hit an unseemly 97 F (36 C) in Manhattan.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 30 July 2025
Adjective
  • The prosecutor will ultimately decide whether the parents will be charged with improper storage and safekeeping of firearms or other potential crimes, Cappetto noted.
    Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
  • However, there is consumer protection for defective merchandise or an improper charge.
    Mary Luquette, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Former Premier League referee David Coote has been charged with making an indecent image of a child.
    Ali Rampling, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Morris’ attorneys had requested the preliminary hearing after the former North Texas pastor was indicted by a grand jury in March on five felony charges of lewd or indecent acts to a child, the Star-Telegram previously reported.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Undignified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undignified. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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