ignominious
Day 63Level 2ig-nuh-MIN-ee-us
shameful
shameful, disgraceful
Part of Speech: adjective
Synonyms:
undignified, dishonorable, ignoble
Antonyms:
honorable, admirable, respectable
Example Sentence:
Chicago has reached an ignominious milestone this year: 500 homicides.
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