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UNGENTLEMANLY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ungentlemanly mean?
• UNGENTLEMANLY (adjective)
The adjective UNGENTLEMANLY has 1 sense:
1. not befitting a gentleman
Familiarity information: UNGENTLEMANLY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not befitting a gentleman
Synonyms:
ungentlemanlike; ungentlemanly
Similar:
unrefined ((used of persons and their behavior) not refined; uncouth)
Context examples
"I'll try, but it was a very ungentlemanly thing to do, I didn't think you could be so sly and malicious, Laurie," replied Meg, trying to hide her maidenly confusion under a gravely reproachful air.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
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