ungenteel
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The characters can be raucous and the situations ungenteel, but not since “Clueless,” which transported “Emma” to Beverly Hills, has Austen been so delightedly interpreted.
From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2016
As education for editing a magazine as national as the Post, this early and extremely ungenteel footlessness could scarcely be beaten.
From Time Magazine Archive
The steward chose to imitate the squire; and the attorney found it would be quite ungenteel to stand out.
From The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain and Other Tales by Hannah More
To spit out the stones one at a time as you proceed with the cherries is very ungenteel.
From The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners or, Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book by Eliza Leslie
Elizabeth had fully expected Estella to be pronounced entirely ungenteel, and no sort of person to associate with a Gordon.
From 'Lizbeth of the Dale by Mary Esther Miller MacGregor
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