Inglorious
[ɪn'glɔːrɪəs] or ['ven'glɔrɪəs]
Definition
(adj.) not bringing honor and glory; 'some mute inglorious Milton here may rest' .
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Definition
(a.) Not glorious; not bringing honor or glory; not accompanied with fame, honor, or celebrity; obscure; humble; as, an inglorious life of ease.
(a.) Shameful; disgraceful; ignominious; as, inglorious flight, defeat, etc.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Obscure, mean, low, unknown, undistinguished, nameless, unnoted, unhonored.[2]. Shameful, disgraceful, disreputable, infamous, opprobrious, odious, scandalous, ignominious.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Shameful, disgraceful, unrenowned
ANT:Illustrious, glorious, renowned
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Definition
adj. not glorious: without honour: shameful.—adv. Inglō′riously.—n. Inglō′riousness.
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Examples
- Evidently he did not relish the thought that Issus had learned of his inglorious defeat. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- This was no liberation, only a new tyranny, a heavy and inglorious tyranny instead of an active and splendid one. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The difference in result is often decisive victory instead of inglorious defeat. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The work was done in a detached, furtive, and inglorious manner. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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