adjective
- not behaving in a polite, courteous, or honorable way that is expected of a gentleman
Examples
- His ungentlemanly behavior at dinner embarrassed his family.
- It would be ungentlemanly to leave without saying goodbye.
- The coach criticized the player’s ungentlemanly conduct on the field.
- She found his ungentlemanly comments quite offensive.
- Such ungentlemanly language has no place in polite society.
- The referee penalized him for ungentlemanly play.