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Definition of discreditably in English:

discreditably

Pronunciation /disˈkredədəblē/ /dɪsˈkrɛdədəbli/

adverb

See discreditable

‘It is hard to remember a conference speech by a major party leader which did less for public debate and which reflects so discreditably on the person who gave it.’
  • ‘Ryan eyed her discreditably, though laughter flickered behind the almost black eyes.’
  • ‘He is objective about himself, even when that objectivity is apt to reflect discreditably upon himself.’
  • ‘She also says that her late husband had been married before, and that this marriage ended discreditably.’
  • ‘It's hard to be certain what the sellers knew, but if they withheld a significant fact about the apartment, they acted discreditably.’