Antonyms for disrespectful

Grammar : Adj

Spell : dis-ri-spekt-fuhl

Phonetic Transcription : ˌdɪs rɪˈspɛkt fəl

Definition of disrespectful

Origin : 1670s; see dis- + respectful. Related: Disrespectfully.

adj insulting, rude

Example sentences :

He had thought of it, but felt it might be disrespectful to Jan.
Extract from : « Jan and Her Job » by L. Allen Harker

I don't want to be disrespectful to your Majesty's Highness.
Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, November 18, 1914 » by Various

Two or three disrespectful snickers followed this declaration.
Extract from : « A Waif of the Mountains » by Edward S. Ellis

"I don't understand why you allow Ben to be so disrespectful," she said.
Extract from : « In Apple-Blossom Time » by Clara Louise Burnham

If it were not disrespectful, I should think you were making a fool of me.
Extract from : « The Coming Conquest of England » by August Niemann

If the language was disrespectful, that objection might be stated on the journal.
Extract from : « Memoir of the Life of John Quincy Adams. » by Josiah Quincy

Indeed, so disrespectful is he that I sometimes wonder if he is not a foundling.
Extract from : « The Autobiography of Methuselah » by John Kendrick Bangs

Perhaps he thought Mr. Crow was disrespectful to his elders.
Extract from : « The Tale of Timothy Turtle » by Arthur Scott Bailey

Nay, my lady, you have been disrespectful to the Continental Congress, as I can vouch for.
Extract from : « The Tory Maid » by Herbert Baird Stimpson

I make this comparison not in disrespectful jest, but in deepest pity.
Extract from : « The Promised Land » by Mary Antin

Synonyms for disrespectful

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