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disrespectable

American  
[dis-ri-spek-tuh-buhl] / ˌdɪs rɪˈspɛk tə bəl /

adjective

  1. not respectable.


disrespectable British  
/ ˌdɪsrɪˈspɛktəbəl /

adjective

  1. unworthy of respect; not respectable

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

You mustn't use such disrespectable words to your lawful grandfather.

From The Schoolmistress, and other stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Few persons now would hold disrespect to a patently disrespectable parent as wrong as murder; or a failure to "remember the Sabbath" as great a sin as adultery.

From The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910) by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

His relatives were grieved to see him pursuing such an injudicious and disrespectable course.

From Isaac T. Hopper by Lydia Maria Francis Child

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