dis·grace·ful

[dis-greys-fuhl]
adjective
bringing or deserving disgrace; shameful; dishonorable; disreputable.

Origin:
1585–95; disgrace + -ful

dis·grace·ful·ly, adverb
dis·grace·ful·ness, noun
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disgraceful (dɪsˈɡreɪsfʊl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
shameful; scandalous
 
dis'gracefully
 
adv
 
dis'gracefulness
 
n

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Word Origin & History

disgraceful
1590s, "graceless," opposite of graceful; from dis- + graceful. Meaning "full of disgrace" (1590s) is from disgrace + -ful.
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Example sentences
The twelve delegates wasted an hour in excited debate full of disgraceful
  personalities.
The result is a disgraceful pool of highly educated, underemployed or
  unemployed perpetual trainees.
Mental illness is as real as diabetes, arthritis or any other disease, and no
  more disgraceful.
No consumer should be forced to pay illegal fees, but it is particularly
  disgraceful to impose such schemes on our veterans.
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