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ignoble
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[ɪɡˈnəʊbl], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- not honourable in character or purpose
(e.g: ignoble feelings of intense jealousy)
- of humble origin or social status
(e.g: he is shamed by his ignoble birth)
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Origin
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late Middle English (in ignoble): from French, or from Latin ignobilis, from in- ‘not’ + gnobilis, older form of nobilis ‘noble’
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