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dis·hon·ourable

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. dishonorable, dishonourableadjective

    lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor

    "dishonorable in thought and deed"

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Dishonourableadjective

    Etymology: from dishonour.

    He did dishonourable find
    Those articles which did our state decrease. Samuel Daniel, Civ. War.

    He that is honoured in poverty, how much more in riches? and he that is dishonourable in riches, how much more in poverty. Ecclus, x. 31.

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  1. dishonourable

    Dishonourable refers to lacking in honour, integrity, or ethical and moral principles. It often implies behavior that is untrustworthy, deceitful, unjust, or disrespectful to societal or individual standards. Dishonourable actions or people may bring discredit or shame upon themselves or those associated with them.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of dishonourable in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of dishonourable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of dishonourable in a Sentence

  1. Plutarch:

    Poverty is not dishonourable in itself, but only when it arises from idleness, intemperance, extravagance, and folly.

  2. Lucius Accius:

    A man whose life has been dishonourable is not entitled to escape disgrace in death.

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