inglorious
adjective
in·glo·ri·ous
(ˌ)in-ˈglȯr-ē-əs 
1
: shameful, ignominious
an inglorious defeat
2
: not glorious : lacking fame or honor
made an inglorious comeback
ingloriously
adverb
ingloriousness
noun
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Costner's character was killed off in the opening moments of the back half of Season 5 with an inglorious, bloody bathroom gunshot death made to look like a suicide.
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Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
Impeaching Blagojevich Madigan, the longtime Illinois Democratic Party chair, presided over one of the state’s most jarring and historic moments in 2009 when the House voted to impeach his fellow Democrat Rod Blagojevich, the only Illinois governor branded with this inglorious distinction.
—Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2024
The inglorious history of these speeches reflects the inglorious nature of the office of the Vice-Presidency.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
The loss of this course is also a loss to those white students who want to learn the history of America in all its glorious and inglorious moments.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2024
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Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
Impeaching Blagojevich Madigan, the longtime Illinois Democratic Party chair, presided over one of the state’s most jarring and historic moments in 2009 when the House voted to impeach his fellow Democrat Rod Blagojevich, the only Illinois governor branded with this inglorious distinction.
—Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2024
The inglorious history of these speeches reflects the inglorious nature of the office of the Vice-Presidency.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
The loss of this course is also a loss to those white students who want to learn the history of America in all its glorious and inglorious moments.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2024
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inglorious
adjective
in·glo·ri·ous
(ˈ)in-ˈglōr-ē-əs
-ˈglȯr-
1
: not glorious : not bringing honor or glory
2
: bringing disgrace : shameful
inglorious defeat
ingloriously
adverb
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