Disgraceful

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: dɪsˈɡɹeɪsfəɫ, dɪzˈɡɹeɪsfəɫ

Alternative forms

• disgracefull archaic

Origin

disgrace + -ful

Full definition of disgraceful

Adjective

1. Bringing or warranting disgrace; shameful.
• 1898, Winston Churchill, The Celebrity Chapter 4, Mr. Cooke at once began a tirade against the residents of Asquith for permitting a sandy and generally disgraceful condition of the roads. So roundly did he vituperate the inn management in particular, and with such a loud flow of words, that I trembled lest he should be heard on the veranda.
2. Giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation.