Refine this word faster

Stronger alternatives Opposite tone Use in context Cross-language nuance

Inglorious

//ɪnˈɡlɔɹi.əs// adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    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?"

  2. 2
    Not famous; obscure. archaic

    "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."

Adjective
  1. 1
    not bringing honor and glory wordnet
  2. 2
    (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame wordnet

Etymology

From Latin inglōriōsus. By surface analysis, in- + glorious.

See also for "inglorious"

Synonyms Antonyms Rhymes Sentences Translate Word Type Pronunciation Word Forms

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciation

Mini challenge

Unscramble this word: inglorious