IGNOBLE

[ig.no.ble] adj [ME, fr. MF, fr. L ignobilis, fr. in- + OL gnobilis noble] (15c) 1: of low birth or common origin: plebeian

2: characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness syn see mean -- ig.no.bil.i.ty n -- ig.no.ble.ness n -- ig.no.bly adv