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ignoble
[ig-noh-buhl]
adjective
of low character, aims, etc.; mean; base.
his ignoble purposes.
Synonyms: , , ,Antonyms:of low grade or quality; inferior.
Antonyms:not noble; of humble descent or rank.
Synonyms: , , ,Falconry.noting any hawk with short wings that chases or rakes after the quarry.
ignoble
/ ɪɡˈəʊə /
adjective
dishonourable; base; despicable
of low birth or origins; humble; common
of low quality; inferior
falconry
designating short-winged hawks that capture their quarry by swiftness and adroitness of flight Compare noble
designating quarry which is inferior or unworthy of pursuit by a particular species of hawk or falcon
Other 51Թ Forms
- ignobility noun
- ignobleness noun
- ignobly adverb
- ˈԴDz adverb
- ˌԴˈٲ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ignoble1
Example Sentences
Ernst's implication that people should welcome suffering and death has a long and ignoble history.
Until the events of “Through the Valley,” the second “The Last of Us” episode of Season 2, the Stark paterfamilias' ignoble demise was the most agonizing turn of all.
Former President Trump’s conviction on 34 criminal counts of falsifying business records in New York is an ignoble first.
Simple, ignoble, under-appreciated green cabbage: It has got to be one of the most unpretentious and humblest in all of the Cruciferae family, if not among the entire vegetable kingdom.
In “Monolith,” a single-setting thriller from the Australian director Matt Vesely, a recently disgraced investigative journalist attempts to salvage her career by accepting an ignoble and humiliating task: starting a podcast.
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