ungentlemanlike

Example Sentences

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Can I imagine myself admitting the necessity of guarding against such an ungentlemanlike form of attack?

From Hypolympia Or, The Gods in the Island, an Ironic Fantasy by Gosse, Edmund

"There can be no doubt that it is very ungentlemanlike," said Mr. Chamberlaine.

From The Vicar of Bullhampton by Trollope, Anthony

It's a most ungentlemanlike thing for one gentleman to take upon himself to make inquiries about another.

From Mr. Scarborough's Family by Trollope, Anthony

"His relationship to Lady Eustace cannot justify ungentlemanlike impertinence to me," said Lord Fawn.

From The Eustace Diamonds by Trollope, Anthony

I always understood that there could be nothing ungentlemanlike, in the way of business, in taking advantage of the flaw in a lease.'

From The Parent's Assistant Stories for Children by Edgeworth, Maria