Meanings
comparative more disrespectfully · superlative most disrespectfully
- In a disrespectful manner; with a lack of respect.
She became disrespectfully referred to locally as the "Crab" on account of her extraordinary manoeuvrability.
1956 February, R. C. Riley, “The Lymington Railway and Isle of Wight Ferry”, in Railway Magazine, page 821 more example
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.”
1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter V, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLCAntonyms: respectfully
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbIn a disrespectful manner; with a lack of respect.
More synonyms by meaning
adverbin a disrespectful manner
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Catalan irrespectuosament
- irrespectuosamentin a disrespectful manner
Esperanto malrespekte
- malrespektein a disrespectful manner
Finnish epäkunnioittavasti
- epäkunnioittavastiin a disrespectful manner
French irrespectueusement
- irrespectueusementin a disrespectful manner
Greek ασεβώς
- ασεβώς (asevós)in a disrespectful manner
Polish lekceważąco
- lekceważącoin a disrespectful manner
Portuguese desrespeitosamente
- desrespeitosamentein a disrespectful manner
Spanish irrespetuosamente
- irrespetuosamentein a disrespectful manner
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disrespectfully. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disrespectfully
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