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18 words match “DISREPUTABLE”

DISREPUTABLE a.
teem; dishonorable; disgracing the reputation; tending to bring into disesteem; as, it is disreputable to associate familiarly with the mean, the lewd, and the profane. Why should you think that conduct disreputable in priests which you probably consider as laudable in yourself Bp. Watson.
BAGGAGE n.
A woman of loose morals; a prostitute. A disreputable, daring, laughing, painted French baggage. Thackeray.
CALUMNIATE v.
To accuse falsely and maliciously of a crime or offense, or of something disreputable; to slander; to libel. Hatred unto the truth did always falsely report and calumniate all godly men's doings. Strype. Syn. asperse; slander; defame; vilify; traduce; belie; bespatter; blacken; libel. See Asperse.
DISCREDITABLE a.
Not creditable; injurious to reputation; disgraceful; disreputable. -- Dis*cred"it*a*bly, adv.
DISREPUTABILITY n.
The state of being disreputable. [R.]
DISREPUTABLY adv.
In a disreputable manner.
DISRESPECTABLE a.
Not respectable; disreputable. M. Arnold.
DOXY n.
A loose wench; a disreputable sweetheart. Shak.
IRREPUTABLE a.
Disreputable. [Obs.]
JADE n.
A disreputable or vicious woman; a wench; a quean; also, sometimes, a worthless man. Shak. She shines the first of battered jades. Swift.
LEG n.
A disreputable sporting character; a blackleg. [Slang, Eng.]
LOGROLLING n.
assist another in consideration of receiving assistance in return; -- sometimes used of a disreputable mode of accomplishing political schemes or ends. [Cant, U.S.]
PETTIFOGGERY n.
The practice or arts of a pettifogger; disreputable tricks; quibbles. Quirks of law, and pettifoggeries. Barrow.
RAFFISH a.
Resembling, or having the character of, raff, or a raff; worthless; low. A sad, raffish, disreputable character. Thackeray.
RAGAMUFFIN n.
A paltry or disreputable fellow; a mean which. Dryden.
REPUTELESS a.
Not having good repute; disreputable; disgraceful; inglorius. [R.] Shak.
SHADY a.
cal; dubious or corrupt. [Colloq.] "A shady business." London Sat. Rev. Shady characters, disreputable, criminal. London Spectator. On the shady side of, on the thither side of; as, on the shady side of fifty; that is, more than fifty. [Colloq.] -- To keep shady, to stay in concealment; also, to be reticent. [Slang]…
UNREPUTABLE a.
Disreputable.