Sekirov Dictionary

ignoble

UK /ɪɡˈnəʊbəl/US /ɪɡˈnoʊbəl/

adjective 4
verb 1
forms 5

adjective4

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Not noble; plebeian; common.
- I was not ignoble of descent. — 1591
•
Not honorable; base.
- A base, ignoble mind, / That mounts no higher than a bird can soar. — 1591
Of an element, dangerously reactive.
Not a true or "noble" falcon; said of certain hawks, such as the goshawk.

verb1

To make ignoble; to bring low.

forms

ignobled · ignobling · ignobles · ignobler · ignoblest

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