discreditably

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English discreditable Middle English -ly English -ly English discreditably From discreditable + -ly.

1. In a discreditable manner

   “He had been expelled the militia regiment in which he once held a commission. He had tried one employment after another, and had discreditably failed in all.”

   “The first time Stubb lowered with him, Pip evinced much nervousness; but happily, for that time, escaped close contact with the whale; and therefore came off not altogether discreditably; though Stubb observing him, took care, afterwards, to exhort him to cherish his courageousness to the utmost, for he might often find it needful.”