ignominious

Synonyms

shameful scandalous dishonorable infamous

Antonyms

honorable reputable creditable

Ig`no*min"i*ous, a. Etym: [L. ignominiosus: cf. F. ignominieux.] 1. Marked with ignominy; in curring public disgrace; dishonorable; shameful. Then first with fear surprised and sense of pain, Fled ignominious. Milton. 2. Deserving ignominy; despicable. One single, obscure, ignominious projector. Swift. 3. Humiliating; degrading; as, an ignominious judgment or sentence. Macaulay.

ignominious - Similar Words

ignominiously insomnious binominous ominous minious ignivomous ignigenous multinominous intersomnious bignoniaceous