disrespectfully

English

Etymology

From 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.”
    • 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.

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