'Inglorious' definitions:
Definition of 'inglorious'
(from WordNet)
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" [syn: black, disgraceful, ignominious, inglorious, opprobrious, shameful]
adjective
Not bringing honor and glory; "some mute inglorious Milton here may rest" [ant: glorious]
Definition of 'Inglorious'
From: GCIDE
- Inglorious \In*glo"ri*ous\, a. [L. inglorious; pref. in- not + gloria glory, fame: cf. F. inglorieux. See Glory.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. Not glorious; not bringing honor or glory; not accompanied with fame, honor, or celebrity; obscure; humble; as, an inglorious life of ease. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- My next desire is, void of care and strife, To lead a soft, secure, inglorious life. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest. --Gray. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Shameful; disgraceful; ignominious; as, inglorious flight, defeat, etc. [1913 Webster]
- Inglorious shelter in an alien land. --J. Philips. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'inglorious'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- derogatory,
- discreditable,
- disgraceful,
- dishonorable,
- disreputable,
- homely,
- humble,
- humble-looking,
- humble-visaged,
- humblest,
- ignoble,
- ignominious,
- ignotus,
- infamous,
- innocuous,
- least,
- little known,
- low,
- lowest,
- lowliest,
- lowly,
- mean,
- modest,
- nameless,
- no credit to,
- notorious,
- obscure,
- plain,
- poor,
- renownless,
- seamy,
- shabby,
- shady,
- shameful,
- shoddy,
- simple,
- small,
- sordid,
- teachable,
- uncelebrated,
- undistinguished,
- unfamed,
- unglorified,
- unheard-of,
- unhonored,
- unimportant,
- unknown,
- unnotable,
- unnoted,
- unnoticed,
- unpopular,
- unpraiseworthy,
- unpretentious,
- unremarked,
- unrenowned,
- unrespectable,
- unsavory,
- unsung