ignomous
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Medial clipping of ignominious
Adjective[edit]
ignomous (comparative more ignomous, superlative most ignomous)
- (rare) Ignominious; marked by shame
- 1918, Ella M. Clark, The Ramoth, North Adams, Michigan: Louis V. Harvey, →OCLC:
- But we scorned the indictment and today are paying the price of our mistaken loyality by an ignomous death with all the world looking on.
- 2003, Anant Damodar Athawale with Prbhakar Shivram Sabnis, Lord Shrikrishna the Revered Politician, Delhi: Chaukhmaba Sanskrit Pratishthan, →OCLC, page 28:
- Raising a new army he advanced towards Mathura once again. But this time too he had to suffer an ignomous defeat.
Usage notes[edit]
- Generally an error.