disreputable
pronunciation
How to pronounce disreputable in British English:
UK [dɪsˈrepjətəbl]
How to pronounce disreputable in American English:
US [dɪsˈrepjətəbl]
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- Adjective:
- lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance
Word Origin
- disreputable (adj.)
- 1710 (implied in disreputableness); see dis- + reputable. Related: Disreputably.
Example
- 1. Why do you go round with such disreputable people ?
- 2. Most dog lovers know about the often horrid conditions of puppy mills , the unregulated breeding facilities owned by disreputable breeders .
- 3. A cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall .
- 4. The newspaper unmasked his disreputable pasts .
- 5. A disreputable or clumsy man .