ignominious

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  1. adjective Marked by shame or disgrace: "It was an ignominious end ... as a desperate mutiny by a handful of soldiers blossomed into full-scale revolt” (Angus Deming).
  2. adjective Deserving disgrace or shame; despicable.
  3. adjective Degrading; debasing: "The young people huddled with their sodden gritty towels and ignominious goosebumps inside the gray-shingled bathhouse” (John Updike).

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  • He had very little doubt that every self-righteous blockhead in Paris was praying for his defeat—the more ignominious, the better—at her hands. —  Loretta Chase - Lord of Scoundrels
  • Any Mets fan out there could, without hesitation, mention a handful of losses this season that would be in the running for the ignominious title that Jerry Manuel bestowed upon Wednesday's soul-crusher. —  Top Stories - Google News
  • Furthermore, crucifixion was the worst kind of ignominious death, reserved for the lowest, most despicable criminals. —  Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions
  • There were many candidates for the ignominious honor, and we distilled the list down to the worst offenders.
  • Failing that, it's going to end up dying a different kind of death, although one that's every bit as ignominious -- it'll be yanked out and replaced with something a little more cutting-edge, because time and technology have moved on. —  TechWeb
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  1. = French ignominieux = Spanish Portuguese Italian ignominioso, from Latin ignominiosus, disgraceful, shameful, from ignominia, disgrace: see ignominy.
 

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