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Webster 1913 Edition
Dishonorable
Dis-hon′or-a-ble
,Adj.
[Cf. F.
déshonorable
.] 1.
Wanting in honor; not honorable; bringing or deserving dishonor; staining the character, and lessening the reputation; shameful; disgraceful; base.
2.
Wanting in honor or esteem; disesteemed.
He that is
– dishonorable
in riches, how much more in poverty! Ecclus. x. 31.
Dis-hon′or-a-ble-ness
, Noun.
Dis-hon′or-a-bly
, adv.
Webster 1828 Edition
Dishonorable
DISHONORABLE
,Adj.
1.
Shameful; reproachful; base; vile; bringing shame on; staining the character, and lessening reputation. Every act of meanness, and every vice is dishonorable.2.
Destitute of honor; as a dishonorable man.3.
In a state of neglect or disesteem.He that is dishonorable in riches, how much more in poverty?