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Definitions for inglorious
ɪnˈglɔr i əs, -ˈgloʊr-in·glo·ri·ous
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Princeton's WordNet
black, disgraceful, ignominious, inglorious, opprobrious, shamefuladjective
(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
"Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands"- Rachel Carson; "an ignominious retreat"; "inglorious defeat"; "an opprobrious monument to human greed"; "a shameful display of cowardice"
ingloriousadjective
not bringing honor and glory
"some mute inglorious Milton here may rest"
Wiktionary
ingloriousadjective
Ignominious; disgraceful; not famous; obscure.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
INGLORIOUSadjective
Void of honour; mean; without glory.
Etymology: inglorius, Latin.
Lest fear return them back to Egypt, chusing
Inglorious life with servitude. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. xii.It was never held inglorious or derogatory for a king to be guided by his great council, nor dishonourable for subjects to yield and bow to their king. James Howell.
Yet though our army brought not conquest home,
I did not from the fight inglorious come. John Dryden, Ind. Emp.
Wikipedia
Inglorious
Inglorious are an England-based hard rock band formed in February 2014 in London by Nathan James. Their success has been particularly assisted by UK digital radio station Planet Rock and UK grassroots movement NWOCR. They released the album II on 12 May 2017, and in 2018 Inglorious released album 3 called Ride to Nowhere.
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inglorious
Inglorious generally means lacking in fame or renown, dishonorable, or causing shame or disgrace. It often describes something or someone that is not celebrated, distinguished, or well-regarded.
Webster Dictionary
Ingloriousadjective
not glorious; not bringing honor or glory; not accompanied with fame, honor, or celebrity; obscure; humble; as, an inglorious life of ease
Ingloriousadjective
shameful; disgraceful; ignominious; as, inglorious flight, defeat, etc
Etymology: [L. inglorious; pref. in- not + gloria glory, fame: cf. F. inglorieux. See Glory.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Inglorious
in-glō′ri-us, adj. not glorious: without honour: shameful.—adv. Inglō′riously.—n. Inglō′riousness.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
inglorious
Shameful; disgraceful; ignominious; as, he charged his troops with inglorious flight.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of inglorious in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of inglorious in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of inglorious in a Sentence
Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.
Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily
Most history is a record of triumphs, disasters, and follies of top people. The black hole in it is the way of life of mute, inglorious men and women who made no nuisance of themselves in the world.
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