ignobly

Variant of ignoble

ignoble definition

ig·no·ble (ig nō′bəl)

adjective

  1. not noble in birth or position; of the common people
  2. not noble in character or quality; dishonorable; base; mean

Etymology: MFr < L ignobilis, unknown, obscure < in-, not + nobilis (OL gnobilis), known: see noble

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