disrespectfully

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁

Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-

Proto-Italic *dis-

Latin dis-

Old French des-bor.

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Latin dis-bor.

Middle English dis-

English dis-

English respectful

English disrespectful

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English disrespectfully

From disrespectful + -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪs.ɹɪˈspɛkt.fəl.i/

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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.”

   • 1956 February, R. C. Riley, “The Lymington Railway and Isle of Wight Ferry”, in Railway Magazine, page 82:

     She became disrespectfully referred to locally as the "Crab" on account of her extraordinary manoeuvrability.

Translations

in a disrespectful manner

• Catalan: irrespectuosament
• Esperanto: malrespekte
• Finnish: epäkunnioittavasti (fi)
• French: irrespectueusement (fr)
• Greek: ασεβώς (el) (asevós)
• Polish: lekceważąco (pl)
• Portuguese: desrespeitosamente
• Spanish: irrespetuosamente (es)