Disreputable \Dis*rep"u*ta*ble\, a.
Not reputable; of bad repute; not in esteem; dishonorable;
disgracing the reputation; tending to bring into disesteem;
as, it is disreputable to associate familiarly with the mean,
the lewd, and the profane.
[1913 Webster]
Why should you think that conduct disreputable in
priests which you probably consider as laudable in
yourself? --Bp. Watson.
Syn: Dishonorable; discreditable; low; mean; disgraceful;
shameful.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
disreputable
adj : lacking respectability in character or behavior or
appearance [ant: reputable]
WordNet (r) 2.0
61 Moby Thesaurus words for "disreputable":
abject, bad, base, bedraggled, beggarly, cheap, contemptible,
contemptuous, decrepit, derogatory, despicable, dilapidated, dingy,
dirty, discreditable, disgraceful, dishonorable, disordered,
down-at-heel, dubious, faded, heinous, ignoble, ignominious,
infamous, inglorious, iniquitous, low, mean, messy, notorious,
opprobrious, pitiable, questionable, raddled, reprehensible,
run-down, scandalous, scruffy, scurvy, seamy, seedy, shabby, shady,
shameful, shoddy, sloppy, slovenly, sordid, sorry, tattered,
threadbare, unkempt, unpraiseworthy, unrespectable, unsavory,
untidy, untrustworthy, vicious, vile, wicked
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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