Modifies a noun

• history: Why would a people make up such an ignoble history?

• purpose: It has, however, now totally disappeared, the last remains of it having been carted away and used for various ignoble purposes.

• reason: The UN inspection team had kept their discoveries about Saddam's supply networks secret for two ignoble reasons.

• motive: The fundamental issue raised by Master of the Senate is thus: can a good deed be done for ignoble motives?

• death: How to look ahead, with such an ignoble death behind me?

• animal: Thirdly, he must remember [ listen ] that it is no mean or ignoble animal that he deals with.