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inglorious::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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| Synonyms | black, disgraceful, ignominious, opprobrious, shameful |
inglorious defeat.
inglorious::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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some mute inglorious Milton here may rest.
Examples of inglorious
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A look at Apotheker's brief and inglorious tenure explains how HP miscalculated.
From the businessweek.com
In the inglorious race to warm the planet, developing countries are catching up.
From the newscientist.com
A new book celebrates the long and inglorious tradition of stand-ups'put-downs.
From the independent.co.uk
Finamore was about to be fired in an inglorious end to a solid, 29-year career.
From the dispatchpolitics.com
It was an inglorious opening for a unit that's won four straight NFC West titles.
From the buffalonews.com
Abe says he has learned the lessons of his inglorious debut as prime minister.
From the guardian.co.uk
He was also responsible for the inglorious exit of GM chief executive Rick Wagoner.
From the washingtonpost.com
In their own inglorious way, of course, the Bruins are just being the Bruins.
From the pe.com
The new Foul Ball series features some of baseball's most inglorious moments.
From the time.com
- Black: (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 ...
- Not bringing honor and glory; "some mute inglorious Milton here may rest"
- (ingloriously) disgracefully: in a dishonorable manner or to a dishonorable degree; "his grades were disgracefully low"
- Ignominious; disgraceful; not famous; obscure
