disreputable
[dis-rep-yuh-tuh-buhl]
adjective
not reputable; having a bad reputation: a disreputable barroom.
discreditable; dishonorable.
shabby or shoddy; of poor quality or condition: disreputable clothes.
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Origin of disreputable
SYNONYMS FOR disreputable
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disreputable
adjective
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disreputable
1710 (implied in disreputableness); see dis- + reputable. Related: Disreputably.
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