disrespectable
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
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
"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)
"She don't want to say nothin' disrespectable," said Peter, "against her friend, but she was no shentleman for all tat."
From Nature and Human Nature by Haliburton, Thomas Chandler
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