At first glance there seemed to be a certain resemblance between them in dress as well as in face; analysis, however, reduced this to the suggestion in each of an untidiness-one might all but say a disreputability-that made their worldly status a matter for speculation.
"The Furnace"
Rose Macaulay
A bar took up the side of the room next the entrance, and a general air of disreputability filled the place.
"Blindfolded"
Earle Ashley Walcott
The truth is I have no appearance; a certain air of disreputability is the one constant character that my face presents: the rest change like water.
"The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 24 (of 25)"
Robert Louis Stevenson Other: Andrew Lang