disreputable
Use Disreputable in a sentence
yə adjective
1.
not reputable; having a bad reputation: a disreputable barroom.
2.
discreditable; dishonorable.
3.
shabby or shoddy; of poor quality or condition: disreputable clothes.
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disreputable (dɪsˈrɛpjʊtəbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | having or causing a lack of repute |
| 2. | disordered in appearance |
| disreputa'bility | |
| —n | |
| dis'reputableness | |
| —n | |
| dis'reputably | |
| —adv | |
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Example sentences
If a disreputable editor changes something, the original author won't necessarily lose many reputation points.
It's got nothing to do with laziness, weakness of character, or disreputable lifestyle.
Risk exposures generally increase when the bank is contracting with a disreputable or inexperienced partner.
Before then, there was something faintly disreputable about really big fortunes.
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