ignoble
ignoble definition
ig·no·ble (ig nō′bəl)
adjective
- not noble in birth or position; of the common people
- not noble in character or quality; dishonorable; base; mean
Etymology: MFr < L ignobilis, unknown, obscure < in-, not + nobilis (OL gnobilis), known: see noble
Related Forms:
- ignobleness ig·no′·ble·ness noun
- ignobly ig·no′·bly adverb
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