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disrespectable

[ dis-ri-spek-tuh-buhl ]

adjective



disrespectable

/ 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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Derived Forms

  • ˌdisreˌspectaˈbility, noun
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Other Words From

  • disre·specta·bili·ty noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of disrespectable1

First recorded in 1805–15; dis- 1 + respectable
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Example Sentences

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

The strange mixture of the respectable with the disrespectable, was, however, maintained in our eyes to the last.

They were a large and certainly not disrespectable majority.

It is only work which doesn't succeed, which remains forever disrespectable.

So, the disrespectable juvenile pursued her melancholy way unnoticed and unquestioned until she reached the middle of the square.

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