ungenteel
- adjective
- /ˌʌnˈdʒiːnˌtiːl/
- Archaic
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grosero
- The ungenteel remarks made by the politician during the debate drew criticism from the audience.
Examples
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It was that nobody in that little Midwestern town, that little upper-middle-class enclave just beyond the margin of a suburb of Chicago, would ever be ungenteel enough to mention the fact that I was not a white girl.
Fiction book (1994) -
That's a very ungenteel word.
Fiction book (1990) -
And since I lived in that place from before the moment I came to have a memory, it took me a long time to become ungenteel enough to mention the obvious to myself.
Fiction book (1994) -
There is an unsolicitous and ungenteel quality about the desert Christians that makes them especially attractive in our current climate of sentimentalized, feel-good spirituality.
Academic text (1994) -
Chesterfield repeatedly warned his son "against those disagreeable tricks and awkwardnesses... such as odd motions, strange postures, and ungenteel carriage."
Academic text (1996) -
His ungenteel behavior at the dinner party shocked everyone, as he spoke rudely and interrupted the host.
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She felt embarrassed by her ungenteel manners, especially when she accidentally spilled her drink at the formal event.
Synonyms
594
1.0
Not polite or showing little respect for others
21
2.3
Not showing good manners or respect to other people
15
6.7
Not suitable for a situation or for what people expect
11
4.7
Appearing or behaving in a way that makes people lose respect
10
8.4
Not polite or well behaved in a rough way
9
6.0
Not polite and rude to other people
5
3.9
Rude and impolite in how someone talks or acts
4
6.7
Rude and not polite or kind
1
6.0
A person who lacks good manners or social skills
1
9.2
Not showing good manners in public or formal places
1
7.0
Not careful about hurting other people's feelings in sensitive situations
1
7.0
Rude or unfair behavior that shows little respect for others
1
6.3
Not polite and often rude to others
1
9.1
Not polite or kind to other people
1
7.1
Rude and showing bad manners
1
7.2
Not showing good manners toward others
1
8.6
Not polite or kind to someone in a social situation
Rude in words or behavior toward other people
Not proper in dress or behavior in polite company
Acting or speaking in a way that upsets people
Not careful about other people's feelings when you speak or act, making others feel bad
Showing bad manners that make others uncomfortable
Not acting politely or respectfully toward others
A person who speaks and acts in an open, informal way that ignores social rules
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Etymology
Ungenteel is made of un- ('not') and genteel, which comes from old words meaning 'of a good family' and is the same idea behind gentry and gentle. So ungenteel means not polite or not showing that refined, well-born behavior.