discredible
discredible adjective: discreditable; bringing discredit; shameful.
Adjective
discredible (comparative more discredible, superlative most discredible)
- discreditable; bringing discredit; shameful
- Greater vigilance would certainly prevent these discredible descents. Occasionally however, his errors seem to be deliberate, and are owing not to want of care, but to perversion of taste […]1813, Washington Irving, Analectic Magazine
- These people preferred not to think of themselves as addicted or alcoholic, not because they weren't dependent on these substances but rather because of their unwillingness to adopt a discredible image of themselves as permanently sick.1999, Robert Granfield, William Cloud, Coming Clean: Overcoming Addiction Without Treatment, page 125
Forms of discredible
| comparative | more discredible |
|---|---|
| superlative | most discredible |
Origin of discredible
From dis- + credible.
Questions about discredible
- What does discredible mean?
- Discredible means discreditable; bringing discredit; shameful.
- What part of speech is discredible?
- Discredible is an adjective.
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