as in notorious
not respectable
a disreputable Internet retailer that had a record of hundreds of complaints for shoddy merchandise and slow refunds
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Recent Examples of disreputable
But how did novels like Liu’s overcome the disreputable status of pulp fiction and gain an international reputation as serious literature?
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H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 5 Nov. 2024
Somewhere along the way, this gruesome celluloid artifact was elevated from being the sick and disreputable product of a gutter genre to being a high-art masterpiece (Steven Spielberg, Stanley Kubrick and Ridley Scott all owned 35mm prints of the film).
—Chris Nashawaty, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024
Until recently, most Israeli Jews viewed such bigoted positions as disreputable.
—Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 4 Oct. 2024
In the United States, low-quality batteries made by disreputable manufacturers and installed in low-cost devices—such as vape pens or e-bikes—pose a much greater risk than anything else.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2024
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H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 5 Nov. 2024
Somewhere along the way, this gruesome celluloid artifact was elevated from being the sick and disreputable product of a gutter genre to being a high-art masterpiece (Steven Spielberg, Stanley Kubrick and Ridley Scott all owned 35mm prints of the film).
—Chris Nashawaty, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024
Until recently, most Israeli Jews viewed such bigoted positions as disreputable.
—Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 4 Oct. 2024
In the United States, low-quality batteries made by disreputable manufacturers and installed in low-cost devices—such as vape pens or e-bikes—pose a much greater risk than anything else.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disreputable
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Vancouver’s permissive policies and mild weather have lured thousands of people who are vulnerable to addiction to a city notorious for Canada’s most expensive housing.David Frum, The Atlantic, 15 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement Cuba always seemed an odd member of the notorious club, which included Syria and Iran.Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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The plea deal would have effectively ended over 20 years of wrangling and closed the book on one of America's most infamous legal chapters.Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
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Nearly 50 years after his death, there are movies made, books written, and impersonators who perform everything from legit shows to Vegas weddings and, of course, dishes that pay homage to a man whose decadence was infamous.Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
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And Mark, in turn, begins to suspect that something shady is happening at Lumon.Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 15 Jan. 2025
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But fake paramours, fly-by-night contractors, bogus handymen and shady housing professionals are guilty, too.LEW SICHELMAN, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
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Spencer, who lives in East Harlem, is charged with murder, criminal weapons possession and criminal use of a firearm, according to police.Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2025
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Over the course of 49 pages, the plea agreement describes an array of criminal acts involving Saavedra and other unnamed sheriff’s deputies, who allegedly harassed and threatened people to intimidate the crypto mogul’s enemies and further his criminal aims.Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
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Growing shares in each party describe those in the other party as more closed-minded, dishonest, immoral and unintelligent than other Americans.NBC News, NBC News, 22 Dec. 2024
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Last week’s interview saw CBS Mornings co-host Tony Dokoupil speak with author Ta-Nehisi Coates about his new book The Message, which passionately argues that Israel’s treatment of Palestinians is immoral and should be condemned.Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Oct. 2024
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