dishonorable
dishonorable adjective: without honor, or causing dishonor.
Adjective
dishonorable (comparative more dishonorable, superlative most dishonorable)
- Without honor, or causing dishonor.
- I say not always dishonorable qualifications, but a certain flexibility of disposition; a certain courtly willingness to sink obnoxious truths, and adapt ourselves to the prejudices of the minds of others […]1849 December 15, Frederick William Robertson, Sermon 14, “The Principle of Spiritual Harvest”
- But, setting this view aside, dishonorable would it be in the South were she willing to abandon to shame the memory of brave men who with signal personal disinterestedness warred in her behalf, though from motives, as we believe, so deplorably astray.1866, Herman Melville, Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War, Supplement
- Lacking respect for ethical principles.
Synonyms of dishonorable
Forms of dishonorable
| comparative | more dishonorable |
|---|---|
| superlative | most dishonorable |
| alternative UK | dishonourable |
Words formed from dishonorable
Phrases with dishonorable
Questions about dishonorable
- What does dishonorable mean?
- Dishonorable means without honor, or causing dishonor.
- What part of speech is dishonorable?
- Dishonorable is an adjective.
Words near dishonorable in the dictionary
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