ig|no´bly

ig|no´bly
ig|no|ble «ihg NOH buhl», adjective.
1. without honor; disgraceful; mean; base; sordid: »

To betray a friend is ignoble. Love of comfort may be ignoble, but one may trust it to be accommodating (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists).

 SYNONYM(S): degraded, dishonorable, contemptible.
2. not of noble birth or position: »

Some very great men have come from ignoble families.

3. of low grade or quality; inferior.
4. Falconry. denoting the short-winged hawks, such as the sparrow hawk, that chase or rake after their prey.
╂[< Middle French ignoble, learned borrowing from Latin īgnōbilis < in- not + nōbilis noble]
–ig|no´ble|ness, noun.
–ig|no´bly, adverb.

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