ignoble
adjective/ɪɡˈnəʊbl/
/ɪɡˈnəʊbl/
(formal)- not good or honest; that should make you feel shame synonym base
- ignoble thoughts
- an ignoble person
Word Originlate Middle English (originally referring to someone of humble origin or social status): from French, or from Latin ignobilis, from in- ‘not’ + gnobilis, older form of nobilis ‘noble’.Definitions on the go
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