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In some senses, inglorious is marked as archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.
inglorious
/ɪnˈɡlɔɹi.əs/
adj 2
Collocations
4ADJ.
miserable, turned
VERB + INGLORIOUS
pursue, retreat
INGLORIOUS + NOUN
career, death, league
ADV.
only
Definitions
adj
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?
Resolved to pursue no inglorious career, he turned his eyes toward the East, as affording scope for his spirit of enterprise.
2
Not famous; obscure.
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.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrac
- black
- disgraceful
- ignominious
- opprobrious
- shameful
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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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?
Wiktionary02
Resolved to pursue no inglorious career, he turned his eyes toward the East, as affording scope for his spirit of enterprise.
Wiktionary03
[H]e cast about in his mind for a way to beat a retreat not too inglorious.
Wiktionary04
Only miserable and inglorious death awaits you here.
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