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单词 uncreditable
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uncreditableadj.

Etymology: un- prefix1 1bPrevious versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈcreditable.
Discreditable; disreputable.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > [adjective]
undignec1315
unhonestc1450
reproachable1477
unhonourable1540
discredible1575
discreditable1577
defacing1583
reprobate1589
reproachful1591
scandalous1592
uncreditable1649
notorious1666
unworthy1693
discrediting1699
increditable1703
disreputable1773
compromising1883
1649 H. Hammond Christians Obligations vii. 160 He..that abstains onely from uncreditable or unfashionable, from branded or disused sins.
1710 S. Palmer Moral Ess. Prov. 342 A brawl, in which both parties use a hundred impertinent and uncreditable expressions.
1725 J. Collier Several Disc. 2 The Design..being to make all Injustice and Encroachment an uncreditable, as well as an unprofitable Practice.
1782 W. Paley Serm. 21 Sept. The vocation in time comes to be thought mean and uncreditable.
1818 J. Bentham Church-of-Englandism 427 No need has he of any such uncreditable and hazardous practice.
1866 Illustr. London News 1 Dec. 526 The credit which Mr...has received..is very uncreditable to the English nation.

Derivatives

unˈcreditableness n.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > [noun] > quality of being discreditable
reproachfulness1548
uncreditableness1667
discreditability1847
disreputability1854
1667 R. Allestree Causes Decay Christian Piety xix. 419 To all other disswasives we may add this of the Uncreditableness.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online September 2021).
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