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ignominious
Part of speech: AdjectiveMarked with dishonor or public disgrace; as, to sell a vote is ignominious; shameful; deserving disgrace; despicable; as, his conduct is ignominious.
Usage examples "ignominious":- Both were released from an ignominious silence by the death of Domitian. - "Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius", Samuel Dill.
- There was needed no council of war to determine the course to pursue, so a hasty retreat was ordered- an ignominious flight, feeling that it were better to face the perils of the storm without than go down to certain defeat before this relentless enemy within. - "See America First", Orville O. Hiestand.
- But the people did not see this; they saw only that their emperor had arrived- their emperor, who had resolved to deliver Austria from the ignominious foreign yoke; who would die with his subjects rather than longer bear the arrogance of France; and who boldly and courageously staked all in order to win all, to restore at length a lasting peace to Austria and Germany, and vindicate their honor and independence. - "Andreas Hofer", Lousia Muhlbach.