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Definition of inglorious adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

inglorious

adjective
 
/ɪnˈɡlɔːriəs/
 
/ɪnˈɡlɔːriəs/
[usually before noun] (literary)
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  1. causing feelings of shame synonym shameful
    • an inglorious chapter in the nation’s history
    compare glorious
    Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin inglorius (from in- (expressing negation) + gloria ‘glory’) + -ous.
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