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Webster 1913 Edition

Ignominious

Igˊno-min′i-ous

,
Adj.
[L.
ignominiosus
: cf. F.
ignominieux
.]
1.
Marked with ignominy; incurring public disgrace; dishonorable; shameful.
Then first with fear surprised and sense of pain,
Fled
ignominious
.
Milton.
2.
Deserving ignominy; despicable.
One single, obscure,
ignominious
projector.
Swift.
3.
Humiliating; degrading;
as, an
ignominious
judgment or sentence
.
Macaulay.

Webster 1828 Edition

Ignominious

IGNOMIN'IOUS

,
Adj.
[L. ignominiosus. See Ignominy.]
1.
Incurring disgrace; cowardly; of mean character.
Then with pale fear surprised,
Fled ignominious.
2.
Very shameful; reproachful; dishonorable; infamous. To be hanged for a crime is ignominious. Whipping, cropping and branding are ignominious punishments.
3.
Despicable; worthy of contempt; as an ignominious projector.

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