ignoble
of low character, aims, etc.; mean; base: his ignoble purposes.
of low grade or quality; inferior.
not noble; of humble descent or rank.
Falconry. noting any hawk with short wings that chases or rakes after the quarry.
Origin of ignoble
1Other words for ignoble
Opposites for ignoble
Other words from ignoble
- ig·no·bil·i·ty, ig·no·ble·ness, noun
- ig·no·bly, adverb
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How to use ignoble in a sentence
For a time, even with the loss of the aid of those who so ignobly fled, victory seemed to decide for the Americans.
Great Events in the History of North and South America | Charles A. GoodrichUnder the conflict thus begun the long-tolerated barbarous institution itself was destined ignobly to perish.
A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln | John G. NicolayApparently there was nothing for me to do but ignobly to take care of myself—but now, God be thanked!
The Squirrel-Cage | Dorothy CanfieldWhat I really aim at is an absolute realism in the sphere of the ignobly decent.
New Grub Street | George GissingIt was when he descended from the plane of theory and sentiment to that of practice in daily life that he often ignobly failed.
Under Csars' Shadow | Henry Francis Colby
British Dictionary definitions for ignoble
/ (ɪɡˈnəʊbəl) /
dishonourable; base; despicable
of low birth or origins; humble; common
of low quality; inferior
falconry
designating short-winged hawks that capture their quarry by swiftness and adroitness of flight: Compare noble (def. 7)
designating quarry which is inferior or unworthy of pursuit by a particular species of hawk or falcon
Origin of ignoble
1Derived forms of ignoble
- ignobility or ignobleness, noun
- ignobly, adverb
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