disreputable Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance

WordNet


Dis*rep"u*ta*ble adjective
Definitions
  1. 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. Watson.
    Syn. -- Dishonorable; discreditable; low; mean; disgraceful; shameful.

Webster 1913