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View definitions for ignominious

ignominious

adjective as in humiliating

adjective as in offensive

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Bush, had proclaimed the birth of a “new world order,” and the less said about that ignominious phrase, the better.

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The number of whales getting tangled up in fishing nets, line, buoys and other miscellaneous rope off the coasts of the United States hit a record high in 2024, with California taking the ignominious lead.

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This was the book described on the National Museum of the American Latino website, prompting the ignominious “Californio” mention in the White House news release.

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England could be in the ignominious position of having to go through a qualifier against the likes of Netherlands, Scotland and the USA.

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Ebert felt that his biggest hit wasn’t worthy of the ignominious honor.

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