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[ adjective ] (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
Synonyms Examples "an ignominious retreat" "inglorious defeat" "an opprobrious monument to human greed" "a shameful display of cowardice" Used in print (Frieda Arkin, "The Light of the Sea," in The...)Not until the words had been spoken did Abel suddenly see the old house and the insistent sea , and feel his contrition blotted_out in one shameful moment of covetousness . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation
Synonyms Examples "scandalous behavior" "the wicked rascally shameful conduct of the bankrupt"- Thackeray "the most shocking book of its time" Related terms |
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