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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Dis·hon·or·a·ble a.
 1. Wanting in honor; not honorable; bringing or deserving dishonor; staining the character, and lessening the reputation; shameful; disgraceful; base.
 2. Wanting in honor or esteem; disesteemed.
    He that is dishonorable in riches, how much more in poverty!   --Ecclus. x. 31.
    To find ourselves dishonorable graves.   --Shak.
 -- Dis*hon*or*a*ble*ness, n. -- Dis*hon*or*a*bly, adv.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 dishonorably
      adv 1: in a dishonorable manner; "he acted dishonorably" [ant: honorably]
      2: with dishonor; "he was dishonorably discharged" [ant: honorably]
      3: in a dishonorably manner or to a dishonorable degree; "his
         grades were disgracefully low" [syn: disgracefully, ingloriously,
          ignominiously, discreditably, shamefully, dishonourably]