disgraceful
English
Alternative forms
- disgracefull (archaic)
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): [dɪsˈɡɹeɪsfəɫ], [dɪzˈɡɹeɪsfəɫ]
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Adjective
disgraceful (comparative more disgraceful, superlative most disgraceful)
- Bringing or warranting disgrace; shameful.
- 1898, Winston Churchill, chapter 4, in The Celebrity:
- Mr. Cooke at once began a tirade against the residents of Asquith for permitting a sandy and generally disgraceful condition of the roads. So roundly did he vituperate the inn management in particular, and with such a loud flow of words, that I trembled lest he should be heard on the veranda.
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- Giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:despicable
Translations
bringing or warranting disgrace
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