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inglorious
adjective
not bringing honor and glory
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ɪnˈɡlɔɹi.əs
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adjective
not bringing honor and glory
“some mute inglorious Milton here may rest”
adjective
(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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some mute inglorious Milton here may rest
{'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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