"discreditable" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-discreditable.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more discreditable [comparative], most discreditable [superlative]
Etymology: discredit + -able Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|discredit|able}} discredit + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} discreditable (comparative more discreditable, superlative most discreditable)
  1. Able to be discredited.
    Sense id: en-discreditable-en-adj-DsaGphZ2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 75 25
  2. Low, mean, bringing discredit.
    Sense id: en-discreditable-en-adj-OEyvc610 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52

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