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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     2. Wanting in honor or esteem; disesteemed.
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              He that is dishonorable in riches, how much more in
              poverty!                              --Ecclus. x.
                                                    31.
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              To find ourselves dishonorable graves. --Shak.
        -- {Dis*hon"or*a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Dis*hon"or*a*bly}, adv.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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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