disreputable
adjective
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Pronunciation: /dɪsˈɹɛpjʊtəbəl/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English repute Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English reputable English disreputable From dis- + reputable.
- Not respectable, lacking repute; discreditable.
“They publish a bi-monthly newsletter, The Pen and Quill, which provides needed addresses, facisimiles of autographs, interesting articles, promotes philographic conventions and exposes disreputable dealers and forgers.”
““I can tell you where to find them,’ she said, ‘with a fair degree of certainty; they foregather almost every evening about this time at a rather disreputable old pub.’”
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English repute Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English reputable English disreputable From dis- + reputable.
- A person who is not reputable.