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ignobleig‧no‧ble /ɪɡˈnəʊbəl $ -ˈnoʊ-/ adjective formal  ignobleOrigin: 1400-1500 Latin ignobilis, from in- ‘not’ + gnobilis, nobilis ( ➔ NOBLE1) - Can my hon. and diplomatic Friend assure us that these important diplomatic communications were not ultimately put to any ignoble use?
- Of course it is irksome to have to persuade one's fellow states, many of which act out of ignoble motives.
- She saved her fury for the ignoble dead.
- The decision to fall into line was not made for ignoble reasons, but from financial necessity.
- Their vision, for all its limits, was not ignoble.
- With its own ignoble voice, blood does, indeed, cry out for blood.
ignoble thoughts, feelings, or actions are ones that you should feel ashamed or embarrassed about SYN base: ignoble feelings of intense jealousy |