inglorious
(adjective) not bringing honor and glory; “some mute inglorious Milton here may rest”
black, disgraceful, ignominious, inglorious, opprobrious, shameful
(adjective) (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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
inglorious (comparative more inglorious, superlative most inglorious)
Ignominious; disgraceful.
Not famous; obscure.
Source: Wiktionary
In*glo"ri*ous, a. Etym: [L. inglorious; pref. in- not + gloria glory, fame: cf. F. inglorieux. See Glory.]
1. Not glorious; not bringing honor or glory; not accompanied with fame, honor, or celebrity; obscure; humble; as, an inglorious life of ease. Shak. My next desire is, void of care and strife, To lead a soft, secure, inglorious life. Dryden. Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest. Gray.
2. Shameful; disgraceful; ignominious; as, inglorious flight, defeat, etc. Inglorious shelter in an alien land. J. Philips.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 May 2025
(noun) excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine
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