ungenteel

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.

Instead, the challenge sparked years of public squabbling that in the refined circles inhabited by its wealthy clients could be defined as most ungenteel.

While Alice makes tea and scones, Mrs. Croft broaches the subject of June’s ungenteel public behavior, most recently an incident involving a couple of novitiate nuns June has been accused of groping in a taxicab.

No ungenteel screaming, no bloodshed; only a palatable tisane which tasted a little like celery.

Ungenteel, un-jen-tēl, adj. not genteel or polite.—adv.