disgracefully
121wrongly — (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Unjustly] Syn. unfairly, prejudicially, wrongfully, badly, unjustifiably, illegally, disgracefully, sinfully, unreasonably, unlawfully, criminally, reprehensibly, inexcusably. Ant. rightly*, decently, justly. 2.… …
122behave — be|have W3S3 [bıˈheıv] v [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: have [i] to hold or bear (yourself), behave (14 16 centuries)] 1.) [always + adverb/preposition] to do things that are good, bad, sensible etc = ↑act ▪ She behaved in a very responsible way .… …
123disgraceful — dis|grace|ful [dısˈgreısfəl] adj bad, embarrassing, or unacceptable ▪ It s a disgraceful waste of taxpayers money. absolutely/utterly etc disgraceful ▪ Their behaviour was absolutely disgraceful. ▪ It is disgraceful that anyone should have to… …
124disgraceful — dis|grace|ful [ dıs greısfəl ] adjective extremely bad or shocking: a disgraceful waste of taxpayers money ╾ dis|grace|ful|ly adverb: They behaved disgracefully! …
125disgraceful — 1590s, graceless, opposite of graceful; see DIS (Cf. dis ) + GRACEFUL (Cf. graceful). Meaning full of disgrace (1590s) is from DISGRACE (Cf. disgrace) + FUL (Cf. ful). Related: Disgracefully …
126carry\ on — I. v 1. To work at; be busy with; manage. Bill and his father carried on a hardware business. Mr. Jones and Mr. Smith carried on a long correspondence with each other. 2. To keep doing as before; continue. After his father died, Bill carried on… …
127disgusted — [[t]dɪsgʌ̱stɪd[/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ with/by/at n, ADJ that If you are disgusted, you feel a strong sense of dislike and disapproval at something. I m disgusted with the way that he was treated... He was disgusted that a British minister could …
128insanitary — [[t]ɪnsæ̱nɪtri, AM teri[/t]] ADJ GRADED If something such as a place is insanitary, it is so dirty that it is likely to have a bad effect on people s health. [FORMAL] ...the insanitary conditions of slums... British prisons remain disgracefully… …
