discreditable

[ dis-kred-i-tuh-buh l ]

/ dɪsˈkrɛd ɪ tə bəl /

bringing or liable to bring discredit.

Origin of discreditable

First recorded in 1630–40; discredit + -able

dis·cred·it·a·bil·i·ty, noun dis·cred·it·a·bly, adverb un·dis·cred·it·a·ble, adjective

Politicians often have discreditable secrets, secrets that might upset their campaigns.

The Dismaying Edwards Decision |David Frum |June 1, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
And right here a fact must be admitted which was not discreditable to either of them.

The Boy Patrol Around the Council Fire |Edward Sylvester Ellis
An earnest band is more effective than a discreditable multitude.

Principles of Freedom |Terence J. MacSwiney
But it would have been a ticklish and discreditable position.

Prince Ricardo of Pantouflia |Andrew Lang

Arabia has some peculiarities, not all of them discreditable, which she does not share with any other country.

Told in the East |Talbot Mundy
No action of the war was so discreditable to the Americans as this.

The Naval History of the United States |Willis J. Abbot.

discreditable

/ (dɪsˈkrɛdɪtəbəl) /

tending to bring discredit; shameful or unworthy

discreditably, adverb