IGNOBLEST

Adjective

ignoblest

superlative form of ignoble: most ignoble

Source: Wiktionary


IGNOBLE

Ig*no"ble, a. Etym: [L. ignobilis; pref. in- not + nobilis noble: cf. F. ignoble. See In- not, and Noble, a.]

1. Of low birth or family; not noble; not illustrious; plebeian; common; humble. I was not ignoble of descent. Shak. Her royal stock graft with ignoble plants. Shak.

2. Not honorable, elevated, or generous; base. 'T but a base, ignoble mind, That mounts no higher than a bird can soar. Shak. Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife. Gray.

3. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Not a true or noble falcon; -- said of certain hawks, as the goshawk.

Syn.

– Degenerate; degraded; mean; base; dishonorable; reproachful; disgraceful; shameful; scandalous; infamous.

Ig*no"ble, v. t.

Definition: To make ignoble. [Obs.] Bacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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