discreditable
bringing or liable to bring discredit.
Origin of discreditable
1Other words from discreditable
- dis·cred·it·a·bil·i·ty, noun
- dis·cred·it·a·bly, adverb
- un·dis·cred·it·a·ble, adjective
Words Nearby discreditable
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How to use discreditable in a sentence
And one of Heritage's messengers sure enough proved discreditable.
You Still Can't Wish Away the Facts on Immigration Amnesty | David Frum | May 13, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTPoliticians often have discreditable secrets, secrets that might upset their campaigns.
The ruse by which he and Lannes captured the bridge below Vienna was discreditable no doubt from the point of view of morality.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonThey are discreditable-looking places where there is no order, no cleanliness but utter confusion and horrible din and noise.
Third class in Indian railways | Mahatma GandhiThey loaned money to individuals, too, though at Rome money lending was discreditable.
The Private Life of the Romans | Harold Whetstone Johnston
He needed votes in parliament, and he obtained them, as the whig leaders had done, by discreditable means.
The Political History of England - Vol. X. | William HuntWedderburn's speech and the spirit in which it was received were impolitic as well as discreditable.
The Political History of England - Vol. X. | William Hunt
British Dictionary definitions for discreditable
/ (dɪsˈkrɛdɪtəbəl) /
tending to bring discredit; shameful or unworthy
Derived forms of discreditable
- discreditably, adverb
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