disreputable
[dis-rep-yuh-tuh-buh l]
- 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
See more synonyms for disreputable on Thesaurus.com2. disgraceful, ignoble, unprincipled, objectionable, low, shameful, debased.
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Examples from the Web for disreputable
Contemporary Examples
Acting was still a disreputable profession, but respectable Nelly is reluctant to become his kept woman.
The program was called “disreputable if not outright illegal” by some NSA officials and was ultimately shut down in 1973.
So far, so disreputable, especially if you bought into Assange's rock-star status.
In 1972, as a young director, he saw his first film released to a handful of disreputable theaters.
Or must they have been pushed, perhaps by her disreputable boyfriend or even a deranged stranger?
Historical Examples
I mean the mounted and disreputable portion, not the decent infantry.
The Leopard WomanStewart Edward White
They spoke of him as "he," and as leading a painfully worthless and disreputable life.
In the ValleyHarold Frederic
I hope you don't think it is disreputable to belong to a good newspaper?'
A Woman IntervenesRobert Barr
You have to visit your disreputable cousin on the sly, have you?
The Prisoner of ZendaAnthony Hope
Its voice was not the trumpeting of the disreputable goddess we all know—not blatant—not brazen.
Lord JimJoseph Conrad
disreputable
- having or causing a lack of repute
- disordered in appearance
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Word Origin and History for disreputable
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