disrespectable

[ dis-ri-spek-tuh-buhl ]

adjective

1. not respectable.

disrespectable

/ ˌdɪsrɪˈspɛktəbəl /

adjective

1. unworthy of respect; not respectable

Derived Forms

• ˌdisreˌspectaˈbility, noun

Other Words From

• disre·specta·bili·ty noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of disrespectable¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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

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They were a large and certainly not disrespectable majority.

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

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

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