ig´no|min´i|ous|ness

ig´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 ignominy; infamous; contemptible.
[< Latin īgnōminiōsus < īgnōminia ignominy]
ig´no|min´i|ous|ly, adverb.
ig´no|min´i|ous|ness, noun.

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  • 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 ignominy; …   Useful english dictionary

  • ver´min|ous|ness — ver|min|ous «VUR muh nuhs», adjective. 1. infested with or full of vermin, especially parasitic vermin. 2. (of diseases) caused by, due to, or characterized by the presence of parasitic vermin or intestinal worms. 3. consisting of or having to do …   Useful english dictionary

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  • ous — ovig·er·ous; ovu·lif·er·ous; ozon·if·er·ous; ozon·ous; pa·lav·er·ous; pal·la·dif·er·ous; pal·la·di·ous; pap·il·lif·er·ous; pap·u·lif·er·ous; par·ous; par·ri·cid·i·ous; pec·tin·ous; pe·dig·er·ous; pel·tig·er·ous; pen·tam·er·ous; pe·nu·ri·ous;… …   English syllables

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