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inglorious

Letters that make inglorious

s, o, g, l, n, r, i, u are letters that make 'inglorious'

Words within inglorious

OR, IOU, ng, RI, glorious, in, Rio, US, IN, Io, In are words within 'inglorious'

inglorious is a 10 letter word starting with i
inglorious is a 10 letter word ending with s

2 possible definitions for 'inglorious'

Inglorious as "(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame"

Under this definition, inglorious is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

disgraceful, black, ignominious, opprobrious, shameful have the same meaning as 'inglorious'

Derivatives of inglorious

disgracefulness, shamefulness, ignominiousness, shame, ignominy, disgrace, infamy, opprobrium are derivatives of 'inglorious'.

Similar to inglorious

dishonorable, dishonourable are similar to 'inglorious'.

Example of inglorious used within this context

"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"

Inglorious as "not bringing honor and glory"

Under this definition, inglorious is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

glorious has the opposite meaning of inglorious

Similar to inglorious

obscure, unsung, unknown are similar to 'inglorious'.

Example of inglorious used within this context

"some mute inglorious Milton here may rest"