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ignominious

adjective

(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame

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Word length
11
Starts with
I
Ends with
S
Contains
GN
Scrabble score
14

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Pronunciation

ɪɡnəˈmɪnɪəs

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adjective

  1. (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame

    “{'source': 'Rachel Carson', 'text': 'Man … has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands'}”

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{'source': 'Rachel Carson', 'text': 'Man … has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands'}
an ignominious retreat
inglorious defeat
an opprobrious monument to human greed
a shameful display of cowardice

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