Meanings
comparative more unglorious · superlative most unglorious
- obsoleteObsolete form of inglorious.
He bringethʸ the prestis of hem vnglorious, and the beste men of wrshipe he supplauntith
c. 1382–1395, John Wycliffe [et al.], edited by Josiah Forshall and Frederic Madden, The Holy Bible, […], volume II, Oxford: At the University Press, published 1850, →OCLC, Job XII:19, page 690, column 11 more example
As stoneȝeden vp on hym manye, so vnglorious shal ben among men his siȝte, and the foorme of hym among the sonus of men.
c. 1382–1395, John Wycliffe [et al.], edited by Josiah Forshall and Frederic Madden, The Holy Bible, […], volume III, Oxford: At the University Press, published 1850, →OCLC, Isaiah LII:14, page 319, column 1Synonyms: disgraceful, shameful, vile, abject, filthy, base, beggarly, blameworthy · Antonyms: glorious, admirable, allowable, commendable, creditable, estimable, glorious, honorable
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveObsolete form of inglorious.
adjectiveNot glorious
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