English-Thai Dictionary

inglorious

ADJ น่าอับอาย  เสื่อม เสียชื่อเสียง  ไร้ เกียรติ  shameful disgraceful graceful na-ab-ai

 

ingloriously

ADV อย่าง น่าอับอาย  อย่าง เสียชื่อเสียง 

 

ingloriousness

N ความ น่าอับอาย  ความเสื่อมเสีย ชื่อเสียง 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INGLORIOUS

a.[L. inglorius; in and gloria. ] 1. Not glorious; not bringing honor or glory; not accompanied with fame or celebrity; as an inglorious life of ease.
2. Shameful; disgraceful. He charged his troops with inglorious flight.

 

INGLORIOUSLY

adv. With want of glory; dishonorably; with shame.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INGLORIOUS

In *glo "ri *ous, a. Etym: [L. inglorious; pref. in- not + gloria glory, fame: cf. F. inglorieux. See Glory. ]

 

1. Not glorious; not bringing honor or glory; not accompanied with fame, honor, or celebrity; obscure; humble; as, an inglorious life of ease. Shak. My next desire is, void of care and strife, To lead a soft, secure, inglorious life. Dryden. Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest. Gray.

 

2. Shameful; disgraceful; ignominious; as, inglorious flight, defeat, etc. Inglorious shelter in an alien land. J. Philips.

 

INGLORIOUSLY

INGLORIOUSLY In *glo "ri *ous *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In an inglorious manner; dishonorably; with shame; ignominiously; obscurely.

 

INGLORIOUSNESS

INGLORIOUSNESS In *glo "ri *ous *ness, n.

 

Defn: The state of being inglorious.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

inglorious

in glo ri ous |inˈglôrēəs ɪnˈɡlɔriəs | ▶adjective (of an action or situation ) causing shame or a loss of honor: the events are inglorious and culminate in a vicious gang crime. • not famous or renowned. DERIVATIVES in glo ri ous ly adverb, in glo ri ous ness noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin inglorius (from in- (expressing negation ) + gloria ‘glory ’) + -ous .

 

Oxford Dictionary

inglorious

in |glori ¦ous |ɪnˈglɔːrɪəs | ▶adjective 1 (of an action or situation ) causing shame or a loss of honour: an inglorious episode in British imperial history. 2 not famous or renowned. DERIVATIVES ingloriously adverb, ingloriousness noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin inglorius (from in- (expressing negation ) + gloria ‘glory ’) + -ous .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

inglorious

inglorious adjective her association with the blackmailers brought an inglorious end to an otherwise brilliant career: shameful, dishonorable, ignominious, discreditable, disgraceful, scandalous; humiliating, mortifying, demeaning, ignoble, undignified, wretched, shabby.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

inglorious

inglorious adjective an inglorious retreat: shameful, dishonourable, ignominious, discreditable, disgraceful, humiliating, mortifying, demeaning, shaming, ignoble, abject, unheroic, undignified, wretched, shabby; scandalous, shocking. ANTONYMS glorious.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

inglorious

in glo ri ous /ɪnɡlɔ́ːriəs /形容詞 1 ｟文 ｠〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗恥ずべき, 不名誉な .2 ｟古 ｠無名の .～ly 副詞