discreditable

[ UK /dɪskɹˈɛdɪtəbə‍l/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. tending to bring discredit or disrepute; blameworthy
    his marks were not at all discreditable
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How To Use discreditable In A Sentence

  • And there is nothing in there about criminal conduct or discreditable conduct, even in criminal proceedings.
  • For though you are not lacking in the courtesy which good and polite men should have, yet there is great need of a flattering manner which, however faulty and discreditable in other transactions of life, is yet necessary during a candidateship. The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1 The Whole Extant Correspodence in Chronological Order
  • It is evidence of other uncharged, discreditable acts.
  • The problem is not where it now stands, but the shambolic, discreditable way in which it got there.
  • No lives were lost this time but according to legend the girls ‘behaved in a most discreditable manner’ after the wrecking.
  • He was in a postion to ascertain the truth of "Lucifer's discreditable rumor," to identify the Cynster involved and learn all the facts. DEVIL'S BRIDE
  • Even if the upper echelon is motivated to try to keep the shop clean, a police union operates in the opposite direction: its job, of course, is to defend its members, no matter how discreditable their conduct, and police associations have done a spectacular job of it. Archive 2009-04-01
  • The committee considers that your behaviour was not only discreditable to yourself but also undermines the confidence the public should be able to place in the integrity of members of the medical profession.
  • You've been risking your life and that pretty pink English skin of yours for one of the most worthless men in British Columbia; he's been a cattle rustler, a 'salter' of gold mines, and everything that is discreditable; it makes me indignant. The Shagganappi
  • There is action on every page, not all of it discreditable.
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