disreputably

disreputable | American Dictionary

disreputable
adjective
us/dɪsˈrep·jə·t̬ə·bəl/
having a bad reputation; not approved of:
The information came from disreputable sources.

Examples of disreputable

disreputable
To some extent he sought to guard himself from criticism by distancing himself from the more disreputable forms of popular magic.
Both positions are philosophically disreputable, unless they can provide us with a method of enquiry, which could substantiate one claim as against the other.
It is not impossible, then, that such agents and other demagogic leaders have directed the movement into disreputable activities.
His simple, one dimensional argument stands as the mildly disreputable classic of cultural work.
He also cultivated an appreciation of the formal value of certain practices either neglected by the dominant culture or deemed socially disreputable.
He was very nervous about being recognized as having even been around when this 'disreputable' practice was taking place.
After all, a long tradition in linguistics considers any discussion of the origins and evolution of language to be disreputable.
On the other hand, a woman without a veil was considered disreputable or a "public woman".
And then there were the abovementioned disreputable in-laws.
In the 1860s, makeup was still considered disreputable, but by the end of the century it was widely used.
The professor thus denies the disreputable language mixing which the politician so successfully practises.
These children were analogous to 'disreputable paupers', who consisted of beggars, petty lawbreakers and the like.
One way of doing that would be to disassociate themselves from disreputable figures and institutions of the past, and demonstrate that they too could be on the side of change.
Death was pronounced at 9.47 a. m. and the violent, aggressive, disreputable and vocal woman was rendered submissive, passive, harmless and silent.
We called it discreditable, improper, disreputable and outrageous.
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