Dignified can be categorized as a verb and an adjective.
Adjective |
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| dignified - having or expressing dignity; especially formality or stateliness in bearing or appearance; "her dignified demeanor"; "the director of the school was a dignified white-haired gentleman" | ||
| dignified - having or showing self-esteem | ||
Verb |
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| dignify - raise the status of; "I shall not dignify this insensitive remark with an answer" | ||
| dignify - confer dignity or honor upon; "He was dignified with a title" |
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| 1. | adj. | Her dignified demeanor. | |
| 2. | adj. | The director of the school was a dignified white-haired gentleman. | |
| 3. | adj. | You look very dignified. | |
| 4. | adj. | At the funeral, the widow looked very dignified, with her black suit, hat and gloves. | |
| 5. | adj. | It is the border-line cases that are always in danger: the dignified buildings of the past which may possess no real artistic or historic value, but which people have become sentimentally attached to and have grown to love. | |
| 6. | adj. | He decided that his kielbasa was too dignified for an ordinary bun. | |
| 7. | adj. | Tom looks dignified. | |
| 8. | adj. | Tom looks very dignified. | |
| 9. | adj. | What a dignified man! | |
| 10. | adj. | I am wise enough to think that if one is born a fish, it is more dignified to die under the water than in the frying pan. | |
| 11. | adj. | Tom tried to look dignified. | |
| 12. | adj. | The lady's behaviour was always dignified. | |
| 13. | adj. | Tom conducted himself in a gracious and dignified manner during his court appearance. | |
| 14. | adj. | In America, we believe that a lifetime of hard work and responsibility should be rewarded with a shot at a secure, dignified retirement. | |
| 15. | adj. | Tom is a very dignified man. | |
| 16. | verb | I shall not dignify this insensitive remark with an answer. | |
| 17. | verb | Such a statement I would not dignify with a response. | |
| 18. | verb | I refuse to dignify that with a response. | |
| 19. | verb | I'm not even going to dignify that with an answer. | |
| 20. | verb | Such a statement I would not dignify with a response. | |
| 21. | verb | I refuse to dignify that with a response. | |
| 22. | verb | I'm not even going to dignify that with an answer. |
| Sentence | |
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| adj. | |
| Her dignified demeanor. |
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| The director of the school was a dignified white-haired gentleman. |
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| You look very dignified. | |
| At the funeral, the widow looked very dignified, with her black suit, hat and gloves. | |
| It is the border-line cases that are always in danger: the dignified buildings of the past which may possess no real artistic or historic value, but which people have become sentimentally attached to and have grown to love. | |
| He decided that his kielbasa was too dignified for an ordinary bun. | |
| Tom looks dignified. | |
| Tom looks very dignified. | |
| What a dignified man! | |
| I am wise enough to think that if one is born a fish, it is more dignified to die under the water than in the frying pan. | |
| Tom tried to look dignified. | |
| The lady's behaviour was always dignified. | |
| Tom conducted himself in a gracious and dignified manner during his court appearance. | |
| In America, we believe that a lifetime of hard work and responsibility should be rewarded with a shot at a secure, dignified retirement. | |
| Tom is a very dignified man. | |
| verb | |
| I shall not dignify this insensitive remark with an answer. |
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| Such a statement I would not dignify with a response. | |
| I refuse to dignify that with a response. | |
| I'm not even going to dignify that with an answer. | |
| Such a statement I would not dignify with a response. | |
| I refuse to dignify that with a response. | |
| I'm not even going to dignify that with an answer. | |