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inglorious
(encz) | inglorious,hanebný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
inglorious
(encz) | inglorious,nečestný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
inglorious
(encz) | inglorious,neslavný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Inglorious
(gcide) | Inglorious \In*glo"ri*ous\, a. [L. inglorious; pref. in- not +
gloria glory, fame: cf. F. inglorieux. See Glory.]
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1. Not glorious; not bringing honor or glory; not accompanied
with fame, honor, or celebrity; obscure; humble; as, an
inglorious life of ease. --Shak.
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My next desire is, void of care and strife,
To lead a soft, secure, inglorious life. --Dryden.
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Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest. --Gray.
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2. Shameful; disgraceful; ignominious; as, inglorious flight,
defeat, etc.
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Inglorious shelter in an alien land. --J. Philips.
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inglorious
(wn) | inglorious
adj 1: (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing
disgrace or shame; "Man...has written one of his blackest
records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands"- Rachel
Carson; "an ignominious retreat"; "inglorious defeat";
"an opprobrious monument to human greed"; "a shameful
display of cowardice" [syn: black, disgraceful,
ignominious, inglorious, opprobrious, shameful]
2: not bringing honor and glory; "some mute inglorious Milton
here may rest" [ant: glorious] |
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ingloriously
(encz) | ingloriously, |
vainglorious
(encz) | vainglorious,nafoukaný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
vaingloriously
(encz) | vaingloriously,nafoukanost n: Zdeněk Brož |
Inglorious
(gcide) | Inglorious \In*glo"ri*ous\, a. [L. inglorious; pref. in- not +
gloria glory, fame: cf. F. inglorieux. See Glory.]
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1. Not glorious; not bringing honor or glory; not accompanied
with fame, honor, or celebrity; obscure; humble; as, an
inglorious life of ease. --Shak.
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My next desire is, void of care and strife,
To lead a soft, secure, inglorious life. --Dryden.
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Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest. --Gray.
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2. Shameful; disgraceful; ignominious; as, inglorious flight,
defeat, etc.
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Inglorious shelter in an alien land. --J. Philips.
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Ingloriously
(gcide) | Ingloriously \In*glo"ri*ous*ly\, adv.
In an inglorious manner; dishonorably; with shame;
ignominiously; obscurely.
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Ingloriousness
(gcide) | Ingloriousness \In*glo"ri*ous*ness\, n.
The state of being inglorious.
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Vainglorious
(gcide) | Vainglorious \Vain`glo"ri*ous\, a.
Feeling or indicating vainglory; elated by vanity; boastful.
"Arrogant and vainglorious expression." --Sir M. Hale. --
Vain`glo"ri*ous*ly, adv. -- Vain`glo"ri*ous*ness, n.
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Vaingloriously
(gcide) | Vainglorious \Vain`glo"ri*ous\, a.
Feeling or indicating vainglory; elated by vanity; boastful.
"Arrogant and vainglorious expression." --Sir M. Hale. --
Vain`glo"ri*ous*ly, adv. -- Vain`glo"ri*ous*ness, n.
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Vaingloriousness
(gcide) | Vainglorious \Vain`glo"ri*ous\, a.
Feeling or indicating vainglory; elated by vanity; boastful.
"Arrogant and vainglorious expression." --Sir M. Hale. --
Vain`glo"ri*ous*ly, adv. -- Vain`glo"ri*ous*ness, n.
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ingloriously
(wn) | ingloriously
adv 1: in a dishonorable manner or to a dishonorable degree;
"his grades were disgracefully low" [syn:
disgracefully, ingloriously, ignominiously,
discreditably, shamefully, dishonorably,
dishonourably] |
vainglorious
(wn) | vainglorious
adj 1: feeling self-importance; "too big for his britches"; "had
a swelled head"; "he was swelled with pride" [syn: big,
swelled, vainglorious] |
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