disrespectable
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- disrespectability noun
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
But there, I was so fond of that shabby disrespectable family myself that I never would scold much about them, and I often went to see them.
From Racketty-Packetty House by Burnett, Frances Hodgson
You always were too good, Miss Faith, too good to be hard upon any one, and I am sure you have not been hard upon me; for I know that I look disrespectable.
From Springhaven : a Tale of the Great War by Blackmore, R. D. (Richard Doddridge)
You mustn't use such disrespectable words to your lawful grandfather.
From The Schoolmistress, and other stories by Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich
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