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unrespectable

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un·​re·​spect·​able | \ ˌən-ri-ˈspek-tə-bəl How to pronounce unrespectable (audio) \

Definition of unrespectable

: not worthy of or inspiring respect : not respectable … obviously was not the kind of woman who needed a room for unrespectable reasons.— Doris Lessing

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1764, in the meaning defined above

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