Ig′no‐min″i‐ous (?), a. [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.