disrespectable
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
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
"Oh! you dear, shabby, disrespectable, darling things!" she said.
From Racketty-Packetty House by Frances Hodgson Burnett
"He ought to know better than be'ave 'imself so disrespectable," he said.
From Fraternity by John Galsworthy
There's places where it ain't genteel, nor yet respectable, to live; and so those places grow more disrespectable and miserable every day.
From Real Folks by A. D. T. (Adeline Dutton Train) Whitney
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