Inglorious (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Not bringing honor and glory; "some mute inglorious Milton here may rest".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The young soldier's final moments were spent in an inglorious defeat, far from the accolades of his comrades.
- His life of petty crimes and betrayals would likely end in an inglorious, unnoticed demise.
- Some unknown artist toiled away in obscurity, her work doomed to an inglorious fate of neglect and indifference.
- Their last battle was a debacle, an inglorious surrender to an enemy they had vastly underestimated.
- History has all but forgotten the inglorious tale of a politician who sold his country's interests for personal gain.
Antonyms
Meaning 2
(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".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The team's inglorious performance in the championship game was a disappointment to their fans.
- The politician's inglorious resignation was a result of the corruption scandal that had been unfolding for months.
- The company's inglorious history of environmental disasters had finally caught up with them in the form of a massive lawsuit.
- The inglorious defeat of the army was a turning point in the war, marking the beginning of a long and difficult retreat.
- The inglorious legacy of the dictator was still felt decades after his death, a reminder of the atrocities he had committed.