ignoble

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ig·noble [ignoble ignobler ignoblest] BrE [ɪɡˈnəʊbl] NAmE [ɪɡˈnoʊbl] adjective (formal)
not good or honest; that should make you feel shame
Syn: ↑base
•ignoble thoughts
•an ignoble person
Opp: ↑noble

Word Origin:
late Middle English (originally referring to someone of humble origin or social status): from French, or from Latin ignobilis, from in- ‘not’ + gnobilis, older form of nobilis ‘noble’.

Example Bank:
•He battled with his ignoble thoughts.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  ungentle, untitled