Definitions for: Inglorious

[adj] not bringing honor and glory; "some mute inglorious Milton here may rest"
[adj] (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"

Webster (1913) Definition: In*glo"ri*ous, a. [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.

Synonyms: black, disgraceful, dishonorable, ignominious, obscure, opprobrious, shameful, unknown, unsung

Antonyms: glorious

See Also: dishonourable

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