ungentlemanly

UK/ʌn'dʒent(ə)lmənlɪ/US/.ʌn'dʒentlmәnli/

Definitions

adj.

Not behaving as a gentleman should; rude or unfair.

非绅士的；无礼的；不光彩的

Root Breakdown

Root-derived

un-not, reversal

gentlebirth, produce, kind

-manroot

-lyin the manner of

=ungentlemanly

un- (not) + gentlemanly. gentle traces to Latin gentilis 'of the same clan/family' (gen born) — well-born, hence refined. ungentlemanly = not behaving like a well-bred man.

Root gen still carries 140 more words

Example Sentences

1.
It was ungentlemanly of him to mock her in public.
2.
The referee booked the player for an ungentlemanly tackle.

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