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disrespectability

disrespectability noun: lack of respectability; state of being disrespectable.

Noun

disrespectability (uncountable)

  1. Lack of respectability; state of being disrespectable.
    • Her taste for disrespectability grew more and more remarkable. She became a perfect Bohemian.1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair […], London: Bradbury and Evans […], published 1848, →OCLC
    • But in that community, the curate's objections to the disrespectability of his garments was regarded as fastidious.1913, Norman Lindsay, A Curate in Bohemia, Sydney: N.S.W. Bookstall Co., published 1932, page 131

Origin of disrespectability

From dis- + respectability, disrespect + -ability or disrespectable + -ity.

Questions about disrespectability

What does disrespectability mean?
Disrespectability means lack of respectability; state of being disrespectable.
What part of speech is disrespectability?
Disrespectability is a noun.

Words near disrespectability in the dictionary

  1. disreputed
  2. disreputes
  3. disreputing
  4. disrespeck
  5. disrespect
  6. disrespectability
  7. disrespectable
  8. disrespected
  9. disrespecter
  10. disrespecters
  11. disrespectful

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