Hypertext Webster Gateway: "dishonorable"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
2. Wanting in honor or esteem; disesteemed.
He that is dishonorable in riches, how much more in
poverty! --Ecclus. x.
31.
To find ourselves dishonorable graves. --Shak.
-- {Dis*hon"or*a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Dis*hon"or*a*bly}, adv.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
dishonorable
adj 1: lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor;
"dishonorable in thought and deed"; "a dishonorable
discharge" [syn: {dishonourable}] [ant: {honorable}]
2: deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or
deceive [syn: {dishonest}] [ant: {honest}]
3: not bringing honor and glory; "some mute inglorious Milton
here may rest" [syn: {inglorious}] [ant: {glorious}]
4: not adhering to ethical or moral principles; "base and
unpatriotic motives"; "a base, degrading way of life";
"cheating is dishonorable"; "they considered colonialism
immoral"; "unethical practices in handling public funds"
[syn: {base}, {dishonourable}, {immoral}, {unethical}]
5: morally unacceptable; "the dishonorable conduct of trusted
men" [syn: {dishonourable}]
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