Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: ignominious
IPA transcription: [,ɪɡnəm'ɪniəs]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: black, disgraceful, ignominious, inglorious, opprobrious, shameful
    Meaning: (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame; "Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands"- Rachel Carson; "an ignominious retreat"; "inglorious defeat"; "an opprobrious monument to human greed"; "a shameful display of cowardice"
Usage examples
  • A return in the afternoon is ignominious and humiliating.
  • Such ignominious terms were there insisted on, that worse could scarcely be demanded, were Charles totally vanquished, a prisoner, and in chains.