adjective
- not refined, polite, or socially acceptable; lacking good manners or proper breeding
Usage: somewhat formal or dated
Examples
- His ungenteel behavior at the dinner party embarrassed his hosts.
- She considered loud chewing to be ungenteel.
- The wealthy family looked down on what they deemed ungenteel customs.
- His ungenteel language made him unwelcome in polite society.
- The critic dismissed the novel as ungenteel and lacking sophistication.
- They viewed his casual dress as ungenteel for such a formal occasion.