blæk ɪɡnəˈmɪnɪəs ɪnˈɡlɔɹi.əs əˈpɹəʊbɹiəs ˈʃeɪmfəl not bringing honor and glory some mute inglorious Milton here may rest (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame Man … has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands an ignominious retreat inglorious defeat an opprobrious monument to human greed a shameful display of cowardice