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ignominious

adj.
US //ˌɪɡnəˈmɪniəs// UK //ˌɪɡnəmˈɪnɪəs// ig·no·min·ious
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Origin

From French or Old French ignominieux, from Latin ignōminiōsus (“disgraceful”), from ignōminia (“loss of a good name, ignominy”), from ig- (“not”) + nomen (“name”) (prefix assimilated form of in-). By surface analysis, ignominy + -ious.

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