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adj
Not respectable, lacking repute; discreditable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: ill-famed, infamous, nithing, disreputable, nefarious, niddering, nidering, notorious
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A person who is not reputable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: reputable
History
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.
Across languages
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
