disrespectable
Americanadjective
adjective
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Origin of disrespectable
First recorded in 1805–15; dis- 1 + respectable
Example Sentences
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“This filthy country treated me in a very disrespectable way after rescuing 98 people. They dealt with me as a criminal and accused me of illegal migration.”
From Seattle Times • Mar. 30, 2019
"This filthy country treated me in a very disrespectable way after rescuing 98 people. They dealt with me as a criminal and accused me of illegal migration."
From Fox News • Mar. 30, 2019
Such was Reginald Lowes-toffe, shrewd, alert, and well-acquainted with the town through all its recesses, but in a sort of disrespectable way.
From The Fortunes of Nigel by Scott, Walter, Sir
"I do not see any thing disrespectable in the business; but, with Mary's motive for entering into it, something highly respectable and honorable," Mr. Martin replied, with unusual earnestness.
From Trials and Confessions of a Housekeeper by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)
You always were too good, Miss Faith, too good to be hard upon any one, and I am sure you have not been hard upon me; for I know that I look disrespectable.
From Springhaven : a Tale of the Great War by Blackmore, R. D. (Richard Doddridge)
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