"inglorious" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ɪnˈɡlɔɹi.əs/, /ɪnˈɡloʊɹi.əs/ Forms: more inglorious [comparative], most inglorious [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɔːɹiəs Etymology: From in- + glorious; from Latin inglōrius; first known use: 1565-75. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|in|glorious}} in- + glorious, {{uder|en|la|inglōrius}} Latin inglōrius Head templates: {{en-adj}} inglorious (comparative more inglorious, superlative most inglorious)
  1. Ignominious; disgraceful. Translations (ignominious, disgraceful): ἄδοξος (ádoxos) (Ancient Greek), безславен (bezslaven) (Bulgarian), позорен (pozoren) (Bulgarian), inglorius (Latin), neughloyroil (Manx), māteatea (Maori)
    Sense id: en-inglorious-en-adj-Dxfy-8XJ Disambiguation of 'ignominious, disgraceful': 100 0
  2. Not famous; obscure.
    Sense id: en-inglorious-en-adj-Bc4Oc6HJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with in-, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Maori translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 98 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 11 89 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 2 98 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 0 100 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 6 94

Alternative forms

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