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ignobly

American  
[ig-nohb-lee] / ɪgˈnoʊb li /

adverb

  1. in a way that is ignoble or dishonorable.


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No matter if the hoisting was his wife’s doing, as Alito ignobly claimed.

From Seattle Times ● May 24, 2024

Not only did that ignobly end the Pony Express, it also ended Russell’s career as an entrepreneur.

From National Geographic ● Jun. 23, 2018

Without a publisher, however, there’s a very good chance that Interview will simply and ignobly be left for dead.

From Slate ● May 22, 2018

Most ignobly, he banishes Thomas to a dire fate, and the audience almost turns against John for good as Cooper emotionally powers through the heartbroken ballad, “Nowhere Left To Run.”

From Washington Times ● Jul. 16, 2015

That not in vain Nor yet ignobly ye shall serve, I place My word here for an oath, mine oath for act To be hereafter.

From The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Vol. I by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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