inglorious
Syllables: in·glo·ri·ous/ɪnˈɡlɔɹi.əs/
inglorious adjective: ignominious; disgraceful.
Adjective
inglorious (comparative more inglorious, superlative most inglorious)
- Ignominious; disgraceful.
- Oh inglorious league: / Shall we vpon the footing of our land, / Send fayre-play-orders, and make comprimiſe, / Inſinuation, parley, and baſe truce / To Armes Inuaſiue?c. 1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Iohn”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
- Resolved to pursue no inglorious career, he turned his eyes toward the East, as affording scope for his spirit of enterprise.1831 October 31, Mary W[ollstonecraft] Shelley, chapter VI, in Frankenstein: Or, The Modern Prometheus (Standard Novels; IX), 3rd edition, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page...
- Synonyms:
- scornworthy, shameful, vile, abject, filthy, base, beggarly, blameworthy, carrion, cheap
- Antonyms:
- glorious, admirable, allowable, commendable, creditable, estimable, honorable, laudable, praiseworthy, respectable
- Not famous; obscure.
- Great Julius [Caesar], whom now all the world admires / The more he grew in years, the more inflam’d / With glory, wept that he had liv’d ſo long / Inglorious: but thou yet art not too late.1671, John Milton, “The Third Book”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, page 56, lines 39–42
inglorious meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malayalam and Kannada
inglorious in Tamil
- இழிவான, அவமதிப்புக்குரிய, புகழ்க்கேடான
inglorious in Urdu
- گمنام, ہلکا, مذموم, شرم ناک, سبک
inglorious in Malayalam
- മതിപ്പില്ലാത്ത, മഹത്ത്വമില്ലാത്ത, അപമാനകരം, ഹീനം
inglorious in Kannada
- ನಾಚಿಗೆಯ, ಮದಿಪು ಕೆಟ್ಟ
Examples of inglorious in a sentence
- [H]e cast about in his mind for a way to beat a retreat not too inglorious.1906 May–October, Jack London, “The Famine”, in White Fang, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., published...
- The last occasion on which the Kaiser [Wilhelm II] used this train was for an inglorious journey into Holland towards the end of the 1914 war.1945 September and October, C. Hamilton Ellis, “Royal Trains—V”, in Railway Magazine, page 251:
Synonyms of inglorious
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Antonyms
- glorious
- admirable
- commendable
- creditable
- estimable
- honorable
- laudable
- praiseworthy
- respectable
- reverable
10 more antonymsFewer antonyms
Forms of inglorious
| comparative | more inglorious |
|---|---|
| superlative | most inglorious |
Origin of inglorious
From Latin inglōriōsus. By surface analysis, in- + glorious.
Words formed from inglorious
Words that rhyme with inglorious
- glorious
- notorious
- uproarious
- censorious
- laborious
- memorious
- unglorious
- victorious
- amatorious
- deletorious
- desultorious
- maritorious
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Questions about inglorious
- What does inglorious mean?
- Inglorious means ignominious; disgraceful.
- What is inglorious in Tamil?
- Inglorious in Tamil is இழிவான, அவமதிப்புக்குரிய, புகழ்க்கேடான. See Inglorious meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use inglorious in a sentence?
- [H]e cast about in his mind for a way to beat a retreat not too inglorious.
- What part of speech is inglorious?
- Inglorious is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce inglorious?
- Inglorious is pronounced /ɪnˈɡlɔɹi.əs/.
Words near inglorious in the dictionary
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