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Catttt Posted 9 years ago
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with little or no dignity in his personal appearance
Does "with little or no dignity in his personal appearance" mean "there was no arrogance in his behavior" i.e "he was a modest man"?
Context:
He was very accomplished; he could talk French, German, English, Spanish, and Italian with great fluency; most unobtrusive in his manners, with little or no dignity in his personal appearance.
Context:
He was very accomplished; he could talk French, German, English, Spanish, and Italian with great fluency; most unobtrusive in his manners, with little or no dignity in his personal appearance.
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e "he was a modest man"? The excerpt talks about his physical appearance. He was modest- looking .
- e "he was a modest man"?
- The excerpt talks about his physical appearance.
- He was modest- looking .
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red appleDoes "with little or no dignity in his personal appearance" mean "there was no arrogance in his behavior" i.e "he was a modest man"?The excerpt talks about his physical appearance. He was modest-looking.
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The text is complimentary towards Maelzel, and it appears that "little or no dignity in his personal appearance" is also intended that way, so probably "dignity" is meant in the sense of self-importance, i.e. he did not look self-important. However, to a modern reader -- to me, at least -- "with little or no dignity in his personal appearance" reads like a criticism, saying that his appearance was
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