n.
One who, or that which, produces ignition; especially, a contrivance for igniting the powder in a torpedo or the like.
a.
Of low birth or family; not noble; not illustrious; plebeian; common; humble.
a.
Not honorable, elevated, or generous; base.
a.
Not a true or noble falcon; -- said of certain hawks, as the goshawk.
n.
State or quality of being ignoble.
adv.
In an ignoble manner; basely.
a.
Marked with ignominy; in curring public disgrace; dishonorable; shameful.
a.
Deserving ignominy; despicable.
a.
Humiliating; degrading; as, an ignominious judgment or sentence.
adv.
In an ignominious manner; disgracefully; shamefully; ingloriously.
n.
Public disgrace or dishonor; reproach; infamy.
n.
An act deserving disgrace; an infamous act.
n.
We are ignorant; we ignore; -- being the word formerly written on a bill of indictment by a grand jury when there was not sufficient evidence to warrant them in finding it a true bill. The phrase now used is, \"No bill,\" \"No true bill,\" or \"Not found,\" though in some jurisdictions \"Ignored\" is still used.
n.
A stupid, ignorant person; a vain pretender to knowledge; a dunce.