Ungentle (Adjective)
Meaning
Not of the nobility; "of ignoble (or ungentle) birth"; "untitled civilians".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- Her ancestors may have been of ungentle birth, but they earned respect through their wisdom and achievements.
- Due to her family's humble beginnings and ungentle origins, the title of nobility had been withheld from her ancestors for centuries.
- People from an ungentle background could also achieve positions of great authority, like military generals and scholars.
- Though considered an ungentle class by those with royal lineage, commoners built homes and livelihoods around their bustling trade routes.
- This disregard for someone with ungentle lineage limited her potential partners and diminished the influence her wealth would otherwise provide.