INGLORIOUS


Meaning of INGLORIOUS in English

/ ɪnˈglɔːriəs; NAmE / adjective

[ usually before noun ] ( literary ) causing feelings of shame

SYN shameful :

an inglorious chapter in the nation's history

—compare glorious

►  in·glori·ous·ly adverb

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: from Latin inglorius (from in- (expressing negation) + gloria glory) + -ous .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.