infra dig

adjective in·fra dig \ˈin-frə-ˈdig, -(ˌ)frä-\

: not appropriate for a person's social position : beneath someone's dignity

Full Definition of INFRA DIG

: being beneath one's dignity : undignified <while his work … was financially profitable, it was just a bit infra dig — John McCarten>

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short for Latin infra dignitatem

First Known Use: 1824

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