"undignifying" meaning in English

See undignifying in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more undignifying [comparative], most undignifying [superlative]
Etymology: From un- + dignifying. Etymology templates: {{af|en|un-|dignifying}} un- + dignifying Head templates: {{en-adj}} undignifying (comparative more undignifying, superlative most undignifying)
  1. Not conferring dignity; undignified; demeaning.
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