DISRESPECTABILITY
\dˌɪsɹɪspˌɛktəbˈɪlɪti], \dˌɪsɹɪspˌɛktəbˈɪlɪti], \d_ˌɪ_s_ɹ_ɪ_s_p_ˌɛ_k_t_ə_b_ˈɪ_l_ɪ_t_i]\
Definitions of DISRESPECTABILITY
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
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The state or quality of being disrespectable: that which is disreputable: blackguardism. "Her taste for disrespectability grew more and more remarkable."-Thackeray.
By Daniel Lyons
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