Ignoble

a.
1. Of low birth or family; not noble; not illustrious; plebeian; common; humble.

“I was not ignoble of descent.” Shak.

“Her royal stock graft with ignoble plants.” Shak.

2. Not honorable, elevated, or generous; base.

“’T is but a base, ignoble mind, That mounts no higher than a bird can soar.” Shak.

“Far from the madding crowd’s ignoble strife.” Gray.

3. (Zoöl.) Not a true or noble falcon; — said of certain hawks, as the goshawk.

Syn. — Degenerate; degraded; mean; base; dishonorable; reproachful; disgraceful; shameful; scandalous; infamous.

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