[syn: dishonest, dishonorable]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Dishonorable \Dis*hon"or*a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. d['e]shonorable.]
1. Wanting in honor; not honorable; bringing or deserving
dishonor; staining the character, and lessening the
reputation; shameful; disgraceful; base.
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2. Wanting in honor or esteem; disesteemed.
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He that is dishonorable in riches, how much more in
poverty! --Ecclus. x.
31.
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To find ourselves dishonorable graves. --Shak.
-- Dis*hon"or*a*ble*ness, n. -- Dis*hon"or*a*bly, adv.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
dishonorable
adj 1: lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor;
"dishonorable in thought and deed" [syn: dishonorable,
dishonourable] [ant: honorable, honourable]
2: deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or
deceive [syn: dishonest, dishonorable] [ant: honest,
honorable]