disrespectable
Americanadjective
adjective
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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
Such was Reginald Lowes-toffe, shrewd, alert, and well-acquainted with the town through all its recesses, but in a sort of disrespectable way.
From The Fortunes of Nigel by Scott, Walter, Sir
The strange mixture of the respectable with the disrespectable, was, however, maintained in our eyes to the last.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 by Various
It suits only a person that is most disrespectable.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan
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