Hypertext Webster Gateway: "dishonorably"
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)
dishonorably
adv 1: in a dishonorable manner; "he acted dishonorably" [ant: {honorably}]
2: with dishonor; "he was dishonorably discharged" [ant: {honorably}]
3: in a dishonorably manner or to a dishonorable degree; "his
grades were disgracefully low" [syn: {disgracefully}, {ingloriously},
{ignominiously}, {discreditably}, {shamefully}, {dishonourably}]
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