American English pronunciation
How to pronounce inglorious
IPA transcription: [,ɪnɡ'lɔɹiəs]
Pronunciation variants: [,ɪnɡ'lɔɹiəs][,ɪnɡ'lɚiəs]
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Adjective
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not bringing honor and glory
“some mute inglorious Milton here may rest”
Adjective
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(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame; - Rachel Carson
“Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands”
“an ignominious retreat”
“inglorious defeat”
“an opprobrious monument to human greed”
“a shameful display of cowardice”