disrespectfully

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English

Etymology

disrespectful +‎ -ly

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Adverb

disrespectfully (comparative more disrespectfully, superlative most disrespectfully)

  1. In a disrespectful manner; with a lack of respect.
    Antonym: respectfully
    • 1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter V, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:
      As a matter of fact its narrow ornate façade presented not a single quiet space that the eyes might rest on after a tiring attempt to follow and codify the arabesques, foliations, and intricate vermiculations of what some disrespectfully dubbed as “near-aissance.”

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