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disreputable

[dis-rep-yuh-tuh-buhl] / dɪsˈrɛp yə tə bəl /


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They couldn’t do that if they acknowledged the center for what it actually is—a competitor, and a particularly disreputable one.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

The committee found Cleverly had breached three areas of the council's code for members relating to equality, respect and consideration of others, and disreputable conduct.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

Bad advice does not always equate to disreputable used-car salespeople.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 14, 2025

While declining to delve into “certain details,” the Grammy-winning songstress said, “It definitely doesn’t get any easier, seeing some of the negativity that was birthed by disreputable tabloids.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2024

With no money and no time to settle, we moved to a different ramshackle rental cottage or boardinghouse every season until I was so pregnant with Rachel that our nomad state seemed disreputable.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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