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Having, or worthy of, good repute; held in esteem; honorable; praiseworthy; as, a reputable man or character; reputable conduct. In the article of danger, it is as reputable to elude an enemy as defeat one. Broome.

Not reputable; of bad repute; not in esteem; 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…

Disreputable. [Obs.]

Disreputable.

A woman of loose morals; a prostitute. A disreputable, daring, laughing, painted French baggage. Thackeray.

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.

Deserving or possessing reputation or esteem; reputable; estimable. This gentleman was born of creditable parents. Goldsmith.

To deprive of credit or good repute; to bring reproach upon; to make less reputable; to disgrace. He. . . least discredits his travels who returns the same man he went. Sir H. Wotton.

Not creditable; injurious to reputation; disgraceful; disreputable. -- Dis*cred"it*a*bly, adv.

The state of being disreputable. [R.]

In a disreputable manner.

Not respectable; disreputable. M. Arnold.

A loose wench; a disreputable sweetheart. Shak.

Of reputable association or use; respectable. Let her descend: my chambers are honorable. Shak.

onformity to the principles of honor, probity, or moral rectitude; fairness; uprightness; reputableness.

A disreputable or vicious woman; a wench; a quean; also, sometimes, a worthless man. Shak. She shines the first of battered jades. Swift.

A disreputable sporting character; a blackleg. [Slang, Eng.]

ist another in consideration of receiving assistance in return; -- sometimes used of a disreputable mode of accomplishing political schemes or ends. [Cant, U.S.]

The practice or arts of a pettifogger; disreputable tricks; quibbles. Quirks of law, and pettifoggeries. Barrow.

sembling, or having the character of, raff, or a raff; worthless; low. A sad, raffish, disreputable character. Thackeray.