ignoble

🇬🇧 UK/ig'nәubl/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

adj.

Not honorable; morally base or shameful; lacking noble qualities.

卑鄙的,不光彩的,低劣的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
ignot, opposite of
+
noblestem
=ignoble

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    His ignoble behavior of stealing from the charity caused widespread outrage.

  • 2.

    The general's ignoble retreat from the battle was seen as a betrayal of his soldiers.

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