(BrE) (AmE dishonorable) adjective
not deserving respect; immoral or unacceptable:
It would have been dishonourable of her not to keep her promise. * He was given a dishonourable discharge (= an order to leave the army for unacceptable behaviour).
dishonourably adverb:
She acted dishonourably in accepting money for information.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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