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ignoblest

ignoblest is the superlative 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 ignoblest

What is ignoblest the superlative form of?
Ignoblest is the superlative form of ignoble.

Words near ignoblest in the dictionary

  1. ignobleness
  2. ignoblenesses
  3. ignobler
  4. ignobles
  5. ignoblesse
  6. ignoblest
  7. ignobling
  8. ignobly
  9. ignomies
  10. ignominies
  11. ignominious

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