Adjektiv

würdelos

undignified, ignominious, without dignity

Sein Verhalten war absolut würdelos.

His behaviour was absolutely undignified.

Er ertrug die Niederlage würdelos.

He bore the defeat without dignity.

würdelos + Noun (adjectival use) undignified ... ein würdeloses Verhalten

sein + würdelos (predicative use) to be undignified Sein Verhalten war würdelos.

Synonyms: unwürdig, schändlich; Antonyms: würdevoll, würdig, ehrenhaft

Composed of 'Würde' (dignity) and the suffix '-los' (without, -less). So, literally 'dignity-less'.

Remember that '-los' means '-less'. If you know 'Würde' is dignity, 'würdelos' is easy to figure out as 'dignity-less'.

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