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ignominious
What does ignominious mean?
ignominious (adjective): causing or marked by disgrace or dishonor; disgraceful, dishonorable; also, humiliating, shameful.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce ignominious?
/ˌɪɡnəˈmɪniəs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does ignominious come from?
From Late Middle English ignominious (“disgraceful, shameful”), from Middle French ignominieux (Modern French ignominieux), or from its etymon Latin ignōminiōsus (“disgraced; disgraceful, shameful, ignominious”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of ignominious?
Words related to ignominious
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “ignominious” mean?
very broad; pertaining or appropriate to large classes or groups as opposed to specific instances
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of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
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stopping and starting, occurring, or presenting at intervals; coming after a particular time span
Not quite: that's what intermittent means.
causing or marked by disgrace or dishonor; disgraceful, dishonorable; also, humiliating, shameful
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Which word is closest in meaning to “ignominious”?
disgraceful
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exceptional
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spectacular
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preliminary
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