ignominiosus

  • 21ignominious — [ˌɪgnə mɪnɪəs] adjective deserving or causing public disgrace or shame. Derivatives ignominiously adverb ignominiousness noun ignominy noun Origin ME: from Fr. ignominieux, or L. ignominiosus, from ignominia, from in not + a var. of nomen name …

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  • 22ignominious — /ɪgnəˈmɪniəs/ (say ignuh mineeuhs) adjective 1. marked by or attended with ignominy; discreditable; humiliating: *he knew he must win quickly or be cut to pieces in ignominious defeat. –frank hardy, 1963. 2. covered with or deserving ignominy;… …

  • 23ignominieux — Ignominieux, Ignominiosus …

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  • 24infame — Infame, Ignominiosus, Infamis. Infame, reprins par justice, Homo sententia ignominiosa inustus. Budaeus. Un homme infame ne peut estre tesmoing, Homo stigmate rei iudicatae inustus, testis esse non potest, Famoso iudicio intestabilis factus. Bud …

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  • 25ignominioso — ignominioso, sa (Del lat. ignominiōsus). adj. Que es ocasión o causa de ignominia …

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  • 26ignominious — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ deserving or causing public disgrace or shame. DERIVATIVES ignominiously adverb. ORIGIN Latin ignominiosus, from in not + a variant of nomen name …

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  • 27ignominiously — ignominious ► ADJECTIVE ▪ deserving or causing public disgrace or shame. DERIVATIVES ignominiously adverb. ORIGIN Latin ignominiosus, from in not + a variant of nomen name …

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  • 28ignominious — [ig΄nə min′ē əs] adj. [Fr ignominieux < L ignominiosus] 1. characterized by or bringing on ignominy; shameful; dishonorable; disgraceful 2. contemptible; despicable 3. degrading; humiliating ignominiously adv. ignominiousness n …

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  • 29ignominious — adj. 1 causing or deserving ignominy. 2 humiliating. Derivatives: ignominiously adv. ignominiousness n. Etymology: ME f. F ignominieux or L ignominiosus …

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  • 30ig´no|min´i|ous|ness — ig|no|min|i|ous «IHG nuh MIHN ee uhs», adjective. 1. shameful; disgraceful; discreditable; dishonorable; humiliating: »After an ignominious defeat the army surrendered. ... a precipitate and ignominious retreat (Edward Gibbon). 2. deserving… …

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