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
Examples of inglorious in a Sentence
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Like his real-life counterpart, Larry occasionally dwells on that last inglorious episode.
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Avi Selk, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
Expectations are muted after a talent grab like no other landed with an inglorious thud.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2024
An inglorious ending After that, the Silverdome began a slide toward oblivion.
—Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 27 Jan. 2024
Fewer know the beer-spewing moment a TV camera lingers upon a friend, or relative, on inglorious display, with feathers, horns, dogface, or fur; clad as pirate, or leprechaun, feisty in top-hat and tails.
—Tim Kelleher, National Review, 10 Feb. 2024
Despite its inglorious recent history, M&A must still and again be a critical agenda item for legacy media’s leaders.
—Howard Homonoff, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
Some experts fear that a Russian loss—or some other inglorious outcome for Moscow—may precipitate a broader war or nuclear escalation.
—Alexander Vindman, Foreign Affairs, 11 May 2022
Moments after Scalise and his entourage of aides and suit-donning officers left the Capitol Thursday evening, his inglorious departure was already a distant memory to second-term Michelle Fischbach of Minnesota.
—Matt Laslo, WIRED, 13 Oct. 2023
The Florida Republican had just set an inglorious precedent, ousting the first Speaker in U.S. history over his audacious transgression of working with Democrats to keep the government lights on.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 4 Oct. 2023
Avi Selk, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
Expectations are muted after a talent grab like no other landed with an inglorious thud.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2024
An inglorious ending After that, the Silverdome began a slide toward oblivion.
—Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 27 Jan. 2024
Fewer know the beer-spewing moment a TV camera lingers upon a friend, or relative, on inglorious display, with feathers, horns, dogface, or fur; clad as pirate, or leprechaun, feisty in top-hat and tails.
—Tim Kelleher, National Review, 10 Feb. 2024
Despite its inglorious recent history, M&A must still and again be a critical agenda item for legacy media’s leaders.
—Howard Homonoff, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
Some experts fear that a Russian loss—or some other inglorious outcome for Moscow—may precipitate a broader war or nuclear escalation.
—Alexander Vindman, Foreign Affairs, 11 May 2022
Moments after Scalise and his entourage of aides and suit-donning officers left the Capitol Thursday evening, his inglorious departure was already a distant memory to second-term Michelle Fischbach of Minnesota.
—Matt Laslo, WIRED, 13 Oct. 2023
The Florida Republican had just set an inglorious precedent, ousting the first Speaker in U.S. history over his audacious transgression of working with Democrats to keep the government lights on.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 4 Oct. 2023
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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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