disrespectable

[ dis-ri-spek-tuh-buhl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

disrespectable

/ ˌdɪsrɪˈspɛktəbəl /

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

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

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

They were a large and certainly not disrespectable majority.

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

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

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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