Dictionary

inglorious en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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• /ɪnˈɡlɔɹi.əs/
• /ɪnˈɡloʊɹi.əs/

Etymology

From Latin inglōriōsus. By surface analysis, in- + glorious.

Meanings

1. Ignominious; disgraceful.
   • [H]e cast about in his mind for a way to beat a retreat not too inglorious. 1906 May–October, Jack London, “The Famine”, in White Fang, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., published October 1906, →OCLC, part 3 (The Gods of the Wild), page 173:
   • 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? c. 1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Iohn”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i], page 18, column 2:
   • The last occasion on which the Kaiser [Wilhelm II] used this train was for an inglorious journey into Holland towards the end of the 1914 war. He spent the night in it at Eysden [Eijsden], while the Queen of the Netherlands and a hastily summoned Cabinet debated what to do with him. 1945 September and October, C. Hamilton Ellis, “Royal Trains—V”, in Railway Magazine, page 251:
   • Resolved to pursue no inglorious career, he turned his eyes toward the East, as affording scope for his spirit of enterprise. 1831 October 31, Mary W[ollstonecraft] Shelley, chapter VI, in Frankenstein: Or, The Modern Prometheus (Standard Novels; IX), 3rd edition, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 54:
2. (archaic) 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. 1671, John Milton, “The Third Book”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, page 56, lines 39–42:

Forms

Antonyms

admired · glorious · glorious · esteemed · storied · noteworthy · blessed · glorious · mere · valued · allowable · applauded · admirable · valuable · honoured · priceless · feared · well-regarded · sacred · renowned · legendary · distinguished · treasured · glorious · honorable · commendable · reputable · known · proverbial · notable · venerable · illustrious · famous · praiseworthy · bait · eminent · iconic · recognizable · gloriful · irrecondite · noted · respected · worthy · reverend · creditable · revered · fabled · laudable · well-known · worthy · venerated · reverable · estimable · famoused · respectable · famed

Deriveds

ingloriously · ingloriousness

Synonyms

reprehensive · filthy · ugly · reptile · unsophisticated · vile · punk · ungloriful · shit · inglorious · scornworthy · trashy · plebeian · scornworthy · unglorious · deplorable · unrenowned · mean-spirited · unnoticed · shameful · vulgar · carrion · uncommendable · unfamous · contemptible · unhonored · pathetic · unsung · ignoble · weak · fameless · obscene · uncool · disreputable · groveling · reptitious · obscure · wretched · lame · degraded · hylical · outrageous · ungloried · renownless · unreputed · scummy · derisible · loathsome · nonfamous · reprehensible · abject · scabbed · shabby · inglorious · scurvy · dishonorable · nameless · dirty · cheap · cringing · slavish · ridiculous · disgraceful · low · unsung · roynish · unnoted · worthless · vile · shameful · ludicrous · unmentionable · disdainable · unglorified · base · sleazy · paltry · miserable · mean · deridable · laughable · gloriless · sorry · risible · reptilian · hylic · choical · despisable · damnable · dedecorous · slimy · gloriless · putrid · execrable · discreditable · beggarly · despicable · ignominious · pissass · pitiable · unwashed · lousy · sordid · unworthy · pitiful · scald · blameworthy

Translations (9)

bg позорен (ignominious, disgraceful) · ca ingloriós (ignominious, disgraceful) · bg безславен (ignominious, disgraceful) · gv neughloyroil (ignominious, disgraceful) · mi māteatea (ignominious, disgraceful) · la inglorius (ignominious, disgraceful) · grc ἄδοξος (ignominious, disgraceful) · fr inglorieux (ignominious, disgraceful) · es inglorioso (ignominious, disgraceful)