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as in nonaristocratic
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as in improper
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as in uncivilized
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Recent Examples of ungenteel
White outfits became the dress code at Wimbledon in the eighteen-eighties, because it was believed that white best masked ungenteel perspiration.
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Gerald Marzorati, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2022
Gerald Marzorati, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ungenteel
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Middleton has also had to contend with years of classist remarks about her nonaristocratic upbringing: People called her family the middle-class Middletons.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
9 Jan. 2022
Adjective
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This distinction also means there is no improper delegation of Congress’ taxing power.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Health inspectors cited the Mexican grocery store after carnitas and chicken measured at improper holding temperatures, a repeat violation.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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This sort of rhetoric only adds to the hysterical nature of contemporary politics, giving respectability to uncivilized behavior.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
10 Sep. 2025
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Under the Omanis, Zanzibar grew rich selling spices, ivory, and slaves, mostly non-Muslims from the interior, whom the island’s élites derided as washenzi, or uncivilized.—
Julian Lucas,
The New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2022
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The experience of having a superstar in front of you that’s such a humble human being as well?—
Cata Balzano,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Nov. 2025
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But lately, this humble nut is having a renaissance.—
Todd Plummer,
Vogue,
11 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The class counsel has argued that objectors are raising either points that were already decided, inappropriate for this forum, or unreasonable to address.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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But some former students recently accused Gabbard, whose name is on the high school gym floor, of inappropriate conduct.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Nov. 2025
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In the northwest suburbs of Minneapolis, a man dressed as a cop shot two Democratic lawmakers and their spouses, killing the DFL speaker of the House and her husband in a barbarous (and politically motivated) atrocity.—
Jeffrey Blehar,
National Review,
14 June 2025
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The barbarous relic has glittered amidst the financial carnage.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Here, however, Makowsky examines a purely ignoble figure who feels entitled without accomplishing a thing.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Jets recently saw their local deliveries plummet to an ignoble 4.5 rating, which translates to a meager 350,530 Gang Green households tuning in to WBCS-2.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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Obscene, offensive, indecent or inappropriate attire.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Anyone else in the room would expect to be arrested for behaving in such an indecent way in public, the man said.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Ungenteel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ungenteel. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.
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