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ignobler

ignobler is the comparative form of ignoble.

Meaning of ignoble

Adjective

ignoble (comparative ignobler, superlative ignoblest)

  1. Not noble; plebeian; common.
    • I was not ignoble of descent.c. 1591–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Third Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard...
  2. Not honorable; base.
    • A base, ignoble mind, / That mounts no higher than a bird can soar.1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
  3. Not a true or "noble" falcon; said of certain hawks, such as the goshawk.
  4. Of an element, dangerously reactive.

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Questions about ignobler

What is ignobler the comparative form of?
Ignobler is the comparative form of ignoble.

Words near ignobler in the dictionary

  1. ignobility
  2. ignoble
  3. ignobled
  4. ignobleness
  5. ignoblenesses
  6. ignobler
  7. ignobles
  8. ignoblesse
  9. ignoblest
  10. ignobling
  11. ignobly

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