inglorious
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in·glo·ri·ous
(ĭn-glôr′ē-əs)adj.
1. Ignominious; disgraceful: Napoleon's inglorious end.
2. Not famous; obscure: an inglorious young writer.
in·glo′ri·ous·ly adv.
in·glo′ri·ous·ness n.
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inglorious
(ɪnˈɡlɔːrɪəs)adj
1. without courage or glory; dishonourable, shameful, or disgraceful
2. unknown or obscure
inˈgloriously adv
inˈgloriousness n
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in•glo•ri•ous
(ɪnˈglɔr i əs, -ˈgloʊr-)adj.
1. shameful; disgraceful: inglorious retreat.
2. not famous or honored.
in•glo′ri•ous•ly, adv.
in•glo′ri•ous•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | inglorious - (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" dishonorable, dishonourable - lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor; "dishonorable in thought and deed" |
2. | inglorious - not bringing honor and glory; "some mute inglorious Milton here may rest" dishonorable, dishonourable - lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor; "dishonorable in thought and deed" unknown - not known; "an unknown amount"; "an unknown island"; "an unknown writer"; "an unknown source" glorious - having or deserving or conferring glory; "a long and glorious career"; "our glorious literature" |
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inglorious
adjective disgraceful, dishonourable, humiliating, failed, infamous, unsuccessful, shameful, ignominious, disreputable, ignoble, discreditable, unheroic He wouldn't have accepted such an inglorious outcome.
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inglorious
adj → unrühmlich, unehrenhaft; defeat → schmählich, ruhmlos
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[ɪnˈglɔːrɪəs] adj → inglorioso/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995