Ignominious
Pronunciation : Ig`no*min"i*ous
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. ignominiosus: cf. F. ignominieux.]
Definition : 1. Marked with ignominy; in curring 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913