disrespectable

[ dis-ri-spek-tuh-buh l ]

/ ˌdɪs rɪˈspɛk tə bəl /

adjective

Nearby words

disrepair, disreputable, disreputation, disrepute, disrespect, disrespectable, disrespectful, disrobe, disroot, disrupt, disruption

Origin of disrespectable

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

Related formsdis·re·spect·a·bil·i·ty, noun

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Examples from the Web for disrespectable

So, the disrespectable juvenile pursued her melancholy way unnoticed and unquestioned until she reached the middle of the square.
Husks|Marion Harland
And up the steps and on to the porch jumps the disrespectable Indian.
Rolling Stones|O. Henry
"He ought to know better than be'ave 'imself so disrespectable," he said.
Fraternity|John Galsworthy
They were a large and certainly not disrespectable majority.
Abridgement of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856 (4 of 16 vol.)|Various

The strange mixture of the respectable with the disrespectable, was, however, maintained in our eyes to the last.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various

British Dictionary definitions for disrespectable

disrespectable

/ (ˌdɪsrɪˈspɛktəbəl) /

adjective

unworthy of respect; not respectable

Derived Formsdisrespectability, noun

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disrespectable

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disrespectable

adjective