ungentlemanly
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- adjective
- /ʌnˈdʒɛntəlˌmænli/
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- It is considered ungentlemanly to interrupt someone while they are speaking.
- ungentlemanly conduct
- ungentlemanly behavior
Examples
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His ungentlemanly behavior at the party surprised everyone who knew him.
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She found his ungentlemanly remarks to be quite off-putting during their conversation.
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That was ungentlemanly but necessary.
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He... He... laid his hands on me, Bette... in the most ungentlemanly fashion.
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It is a very ungentlemanly thing... to read a private cigarette case.
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I believe it's ungentlemanly to hurt a woman, but since the fate of the world hangs in the balance, I'm going to bend the rules.
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My wife and I and the other people out there would like a quiet, pleasant dinner, and we'd appreciate your clearing out and taking your ungentlemanly conduct with you.
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No one would believe, to look at the man, with his grave expression and that level stare from intelligent gray eyes, that he was capable of such utterly ungentlemanly conduct.
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Messrs. Havemeyer, Potter and Jameson are placed on probation for suspicion of ungentlemanly conduct.
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From the Southern point of view, Northerners weren't industrious and competitive; they were grubby, ill-mannered, and ungentlemanly.
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Synonyms
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Not friendly or caring to other people
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Not proper or polite for a situation
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Not suitable for a situation or for what people expect
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Not polite and rude to other people
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Rude and not polite or kind
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Not showing good manners in public or formal places
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Not polite or kind to other people
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Not polite and often rude to others
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Not polite or kind to someone in a social situation
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Not showing good manners toward others
Not acting politely or respectfully toward others
Not polite or brave in the way people expect from a knight
Not polite and not showing good manners
Not proper in dress or behavior in polite company
Not careful about other people's feelings when you speak or act, making others feel bad
Antonyms
How Gentlemanly
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Surface Forms
Morphology
ungentlemanly = gentlemanly (transparent) = un + gentleman + ly
Standard negation 'un-' is added to the adjective 'gentlemanly' to produce the opposite meaning, a productive and clear formation for learners.
Etymology
The word ungentlemanly breaks into un- meaning 'not' and gentleman, a man known for polite, honorable behavior. So ungentlemanly means 'not like a gentleman', that is rude or dishonorable.