Definition of inglorious Inglorious
/ɪnglɔˈɹiʌs/ - [ingloreeus] - in•glo•ri•ous
We found 7 definitions of inglorious from 5 different sources.
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What does inglorious mean?
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| inglorious - not bringing honor and glory; "some mute inglorious Milton here may rest" | ||
| glorious having great beauty and splendor; "a glorious spring morning"; "a glorious sunset"; "splendid costumes"; "a kind of splendiferous native simplicity" | ||
| dishonourable, dishonorable lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor; "dishonorable in thought and deed" | ||
| unknown not known; "an unknown amount"; "an unknown island"; "an unknown writer"; "an unknown source" | ||
| inglorious - (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" | ||
| black, disgraceful, ignominious, opprobrious, shameful | ||
| dishonourable, dishonorable lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor; "dishonorable in thought and deed" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- inglorious (Adjective)
Ignominious; disgraceful; not famous; obscure.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- inglorious (a.)
Not glorious; not bringing honor or glory; not accompanied with fame, honor, or celebrity; obscure; humble; as, an inglorious life of ease. - inglorious (a.)
Shameful; disgraceful; ignominious; as, inglorious flight, defeat, etc.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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inglorious
in-glō′ri-us, adj. not glorious: without honour: shameful.—adv. Inglō′riously.—n. Inglō′riousness
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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inglorious
Shameful; disgraceful; ignominious; as, he charged his troops with inglorious flight.
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