irreputable

English

Etymology

From ir- +‎ reputable.

Adjective

irreputable (comparative more irreputable, superlative most irreputable)

1. (obsolete) disreputable; of ill repute
   • 1912, September. "Assigning Your Salary", Wells Fargo Messenger, Volumes 1–2, Wells Fargo & Company, page 198:

     The man who buys on credit by assigning his salary is taking a very hazardous step. Irreputable instalment credit houses are continually laying their pitfalls in the path of the worker.

See also

• irrefutable

References

• “irreputable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• perituberal