- disreputable
- adjective Date: circa 1726 not reputable • disreputability noun • disreputableness noun • disreputably adverb
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Disreputable — Dis*rep u*ta*ble, a. Not reputable; of bad repute; not in esteem; dishonorable; disgracing the reputation; tending to bring into disesteem; as, it is disreputable to associate familiarly with the mean, the lewd, and the profane. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
disreputable — I adjective abominable, arrant, bad, base, beastly, being in ill repute, characterless, cheap, coarse, conscienceless, contemptible, corrupt, crass, degraded, demoralizing, deplorable, despicable, despised, detestable, devious, discreditable,… … Law dictionary
disreputable — 1710 (implied in disreputableness); see DIS (Cf. dis ) + REPUTABLE (Cf. reputable). Related: Disreputably … Etymology dictionary
disreputable — [adj] dishonorable, lowly abject, bad, base, beggarly, cheap, contemptible, derogatory, despicable, discreditable, disgraceful, disorderly, dissolute, ignominious, in bad, infamous, inglorious, in low esteem, in the doghouse*, lewd, libidinous,… … New thesaurus
disreputable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not respectable in appearance or character … English terms dictionary
disreputable — [dis rep′yo͞o tə bəl] adj. 1. not reputable; having or causing a bad reputation; discreditable 2. not fit to be seen; dirty, shabby, etc. disreputably adv … English World dictionary
disreputable — [[t]dɪ̱sre̱pjʊtəb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you say that someone or something is disreputable, you are critical of them because they are not respectable or cannot be trusted. He was found to have been enjoying the company of… … English dictionary
disreputable — disreputability, disreputableness, n. disreputably, adv. /dis rep yeuh teuh beuhl/, adj. 1. not reputable; having a bad reputation: a disreputable barroom. 2. discreditable; dishonorable. 3. shabby or shoddy; of poor quality or condition:… … Universalium
disreputable — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look, seem ADVERB ▪ thoroughly, very ▪ rather, slightly, vaguely … Collocations dictionary
disreputable — dis|rep|u|ta|ble [dısˈrepjutəbəl] adj considered to be dishonest, bad, illegal etc ≠ ↑reputable ▪ disreputable behavior ▪ a disreputable neighbourhood … Dictionary of contemporary English
disreputable — adjective 1) he fell into disreputable company Syn: of bad reputation, infamous, notorious, louche; dishonorable, dishonest, untrustworthy, unwholesome, villainous, corrupt, immoral; unsavory, slippery, seedy, sleazy; informal crooked, shady … Thesaurus of popular words
