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Definition of Discreditably
1. Adverb. In a dishonorable manner or to a dishonorable degree. "His grades were disgracefully low"
Partainyms: Discreditable, Disgraceful, Dishonorable, Dishonorable, Ignominious, Inglorious, Shameful
Definition of Discreditably
1. Adverb. In a discreditable manner ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Discreditably
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Discreditably
Literary usage of Discreditably
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Individual Training in Our Colleges by Clarence Frank Birdseye (1907)
"Among its conclusions the committee finds that "the average amount of study is
discreditably small" and "that every subject in the college should be taught ..."
2. The Plays of William Shakspeare: Accurately Printed from the Text of the by William Shakespeare, George Steevens, Alexander Chalmers (1811)
"... from the imputation of having produced this sanguinary performance, yet I
cannot admit that tho circumstance of its being discreditably mentioned by Ben ..."
3. Report on the Organization and Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac: To by George Brinton McClellan, United States Army of the Potomac (1864)
"... that this division " gave way unaccountably and discreditably." Subsequent
investigations, however, greatly modified the impressions first received, ..."
4. History of the Great Rebellion, from Its Commencement to Its Close, Giving by Thomas Prentice Kettell (1865)
"The dispatch correcting the omission in relation to General Sumner being altered
in relation to the conduct of Casey's Corps, to read "discreditably" ..."
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