Dis*hon"or*a*ble (?), a. [Cf. F.
déshonorable.] 1. Wanting in
honor; not honorable; bringing or deserving dishonor; staining the
character, and lessening the reputation; shameful; disgraceful;
base.
2. Wanting in honor or esteem;
disesteemed.
He that is dishonorable in riches, how much
more in poverty!
Ecclus. x. 31.
To find ourselves dishonorable
graves.
Shak.
-- Dis*hon"or*a*ble*ness, n. --
Dis*hon"or*a*bly, adv.