disreputable

The definition of disreputable is lacking respectability or shabby.

(adjective)

A hotel known for allowing criminal activity to go on in its rooms is an example of a disreputable hotel.

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See disreputable in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

  1. not reputable; having or causing a bad reputation; discreditable
  2. not fit to be seen; dirty, shabby, etc.

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See disreputable in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
Lacking respectability, as in character, behavior, or appearance.

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  • dis·repˌu·ta·bilˈi·ty, dis·repˈu·ta·ble·ness noun
  • dis·repˈu·ta·bly adverb

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