Meaning of INGLORIOUS
| Pronunciation: | | in'glowreeus
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- [adj] not bringing honor and glory; "some mute inglorious Milton here may rest"
- [adj] (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame; "Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands"- Rachel Carson; "an ignominious retreat"; "inglorious defeat"; "an opprobrious monument to human greed"; "a shameful display of cowardice"
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| | Synonyms: | | black, disgraceful, dishonorable, ignominious, obscure, opprobrious, shameful, unknown, unsung |
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| | Antonyms: | | glorious | | |
| | See Also: | | dishonourable | |
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| | Definition: | | \In*glo"ri*ous\, a. [L. inglorious; pref. in- not +
gloria glory, fame: cf. F. inglorieux. See {Glory}.]
1. Not glorious; not bringing honor or glory; not accompanied
with fame, honor, or celebrity; obscure; humble; as, an
inglorious life of ease. --Shak.
My next desire is, void of care and strife, To lead
a soft, secure, inglorious life. --Dryden.
Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest. --Gray.
2. Shameful; disgraceful; ignominious; as, inglorious flight,
defeat, etc.
Inglorious shelter in an alien land. --J. Philips.
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| | Related Terms: | | derogatory, discreditable, disgraceful, dishonorable, disreputable, homely, humble, humble-looking, humblest, humble-visaged, ignoble, ignominious, ignotus, infamous, innocuous, least, little known, low, lowest, lowliest, lowly, mean, modest, nameless, no credit to, notorious, obscure, plain, poor, renownless, seamy, shabby, shady, shameful, shoddy, simple, small, sordid, teachable, uncelebrated, undistinguished, unfamed, unglorified, unheard-of, unhonored, unimportant, unknown, unnotable, unnoted, unnoticed, unpopular, unpraiseworthy, unpretentious, unremarked, unrenowned, unrespectable, unsavory, unsung |
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