ungentlemanlike

Crude in manner

Ungentlemanlike describes behavior or conduct unbecoming of a gentleman—rude, dishonorable, or lacking in courtesy and refinement.

The word appears most often in formal or old-fashioned contexts: His ungentlemanlike treatment of the staff drew criticism.

Sports sometimes use the variant "unsportsmanlike" for similar violations of expected decorum.

boorish

uncouth

Lacking good manners

churlish · crass · vulgar · uncivilized · roughneck · ruffian · brutish · thuggish · yobbo · barbaric

discourteous

impolite

Lacking good manners

ungracious · ill-mannered · rude · inconsiderate · tactless · insolent · unbecoming · indecorous · ungallant · unchivalrous

dishonorable

unseemly

Inappropriate for the occasion

ignoble · undignified · shameful · unscrupulous · deceitful · duplicitous · treacherous · untrustworthy · caddish · knavish

Opposites
social conduct and manners

ungentlemanlikegentlemanlike

Having refined, courteous manners

gentlemanly · refined · courteous · well-mannered · polite

moral character in social contexts

ungentlemanlikehonorable

Having high moral standards

noble · chivalrous · upstanding · principled · dignified

chivalry and honor

ungentlemanlikechivalrous

Honorably courteous and brave

gallant · honorable · noble · knightly · valorous

Family

like, gentleman, gentleness, gentlemen, gentlemanly, ungentlemanly, gentlewoman, gentlemanlike

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G