disgraceful

Alternative forms

• disgracefull (archaic)

Etymology

disgrace +‎ -ful

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): [dɪsˈɡɹeɪsfəɫ], [dɪzˈɡɹeɪsfəɫ]

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Adjective

disgraceful (comparative more disgraceful, superlative most disgraceful)

1. Bringing or warranting disgrace; shameful.
   • 1898, Winston Churchill, chapter 4, in The Celebrity:

     Mr. Cooke at once began a tirade against the residents of Asquith for permitting a sandy and generally disgraceful condition of the roads. So roundly did he vituperate the inn management in particular, and with such a loud flow of words, that I trembled lest he should be heard on the veranda.

2. Giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation.