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Over and over again, financial experts and wonkish talking heads endeavor to explain these mysterious, 'toxic' financial instruments to us lay folk. Over and over, they ignobly fail, because we all know that no one understands credit default obligations and derivatives, except perhaps Mr. Buffett and the computers who created them.
Richard Dooling

Meaning of "ignobly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF IGNOBLY

ignobly  [ɪɡˈnəʊblɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IGNOBLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ignobly is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES IGNOBLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of ignobly in the English dictionary

The definition of ignobly in the dictionary is in a dishonourable, base or despicable way. Other definition of ignobly is humbly.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IGNOBLY


assembly
əˈsɛmblɪ
comfortably
ˈkʌmfətəblɪ
considerably
kənˈsɪdərəblɪ
horribly
ˈhɒrɪblɪ
Hubli
ˈhuːblɪ
incredibly
ɪnˈkrɛdɪblɪ
indissolubly
ˌɪndɪˈsɒljʊblɪ
insolubly
ɪnˈsɒljʊblɪ
irresolubly
ɪˈrezəljʊblɪ
nobly
ˈnəʊblɪ
notably
ˈnəʊtəblɪ
possibly
ˈpɒsɪblɪ
preferably
ˈprɛfərəblɪ
presumably
prɪˈzjuːməblɪ
probably
ˈprɒbəblɪ
re-solubly
riːˈsɒljʊblɪ
reasonably
ˈriːzənəblɪ
resolubly
riːˈsɒljʊblɪ
solubly
ˈsɒljʊblɪ
volubly
ˈvɒljʊblɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IGNOBLY

ignition key
ignition switch
ignitron
ignobility
ignoble
ignobleness
ignominies
ignominious
ignominiously
ignominiousness
ignominy
ignorable
ignoramus
ignorance
ignorant
ignorantly
ignoratio elenchi
ignore
ignorer
ignotum per ignotius

WORDS THAT END LIKE IGNOBLY

ably
arguably
bubbly
disassembly
doubly
forcibly
General Assembly
humbly
inevitably
invariably
noticeably
ostensibly
reliably
remarkably
responsibly
suitably
superbly
unbelievably
undesirably
visibly

Synonyms and antonyms of ignobly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ignobly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IGNOBLY

Find out the translation of ignobly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ignobly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ignobly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

可耻的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

innoble
570 millions of speakers

English

ignobly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ignobly
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ignobly
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

постыдно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ignobilmente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ignobly
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ignoblement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak senonoh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ignobly
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

下品に
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

ignobly
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ora seneng
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ignobly
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ignobly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अस्पष्टपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ignobly
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ignobilmente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ignobly
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ганебно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ignobly
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ignobly
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ignobly
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ignobly
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ignobly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ignobly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IGNOBLY»

The term «ignobly» is normally little used and occupies the 140.172 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IGNOBLY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ignobly

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QUOTES WITH «IGNOBLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word ignobly.
1
Richard Dooling
Over and over again, financial experts and wonkish talking heads endeavor to explain these mysterious, 'toxic' financial instruments to us lay folk. Over and over, they ignobly fail, because we all know that no one understands credit default obligations and derivatives, except perhaps Mr. Buffett and the computers who created them.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IGNOBLY»

Discover the use of ignobly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ignobly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Generation 'Bloodied But Unbowed': We Will Not Acquiesce ...
This book closes with some powerful eulogies of local personages who did not want to "go quietly into that night" and desired to spit in the devil's eye on the other side!
Owen Collins, 2010
2
George Gissing: The Critical Heritage
Harold Biffen's enthusiasm for the 'ignobly decent' as material for literature (in New Grub Street) is really a sort of lotus tlassitus, and we have always thought that it is Mr Gissing's clearest indication of his own task. 'What I really aim at,' says  ...
Pierre Coustillas, Collin Partridge, 2013
3
Songs, Naval and National: Of the Late Charles Dibdin; with ...
Of that maxim still ready example to give, Better death earn'd with honour than ignobly to live. How can he wholesome truth's admonitions defy, On whose manly brow never sat a foul lie ? Of the fair born protector, how virtue offend? To a foe ...
Charles Dibdin, Thomas Dibdin, 1841
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Songs of the Late Charles Dibdin: With a Memoir
Of that maxim still ready example to give, Better death earn'd with honour than ignobly to live. How can he wholesome truth's admonitions defy, On whose manly brow never sat a foul lie ? Of the fair born protector, how virtue offend ? To foe ...
Charles Dibdin, Thomas Dibdin, 1850
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Songs ...: With a Memoir
How should Jack practise treachery, disguise, or foul art, In whose honest face you may read his fair heart 1 Of that maxim still ready example to give, Better death earn'd with honour than ignobly to live. How can he wholesome truth's ...
Charles Dibdin, 1864
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The Prose and Poetry of Europe and America: Consisting of ...
Of that maxim still ready example to give, Better death earned with honor than ignobly to live. How can he wholesome Truth's admonitions defy, On whose manly brow never sat a foul lie ? Of the fair-born protector, how Virtue offend 7 To a foe ...
Nathaniel Parker Willis, 1845
7
Songs of the late Charles Dibdin; with a memoir. Collected ...
Of that maxim still ready example to give, Better death earn'd with honour than ignobly to live. 4 How can' he wholesome trutb's admonitions defy, On whose manly brow never sat a foul lie? Of the fair born protector, how virtue ofi'end ? To foe ...
Charles Dibdin, Thomas Dibdin, 1850
8
Three Sad Races: Racial Identity and National Consciousness ...
Aires himself offers one interpretation of this text, which serves as his epigraph, applying the description "ignobly born souls" to Santos and his friends, a bunch of "insipid bores" who do not deserve the social and financial success they have  ...
David T. Haberly, 1983
9
Socrates Dissatisfied: An Analysis of Plato's Crito
refusing as well to take advantage of the generous alternative the Laws provide, the opportunity to "persuade" (Cr. 51e7— 52a3): He neither obeys nor persuades us if we do something ignobly, although we put forward an alternative to him ...
Roslyn Weiss, 1998
10
The Works of Thomas Carlyle
In the lowest stratum of social thraldom, nowhere was the noble soul doomed quite to choke, and die ignobly. The Church, poor old benighted creature, had at least taken care of that : the noble aspiring soul, not doomed to choke ignobly in its ...
Thomas Carlyle, Henry Duff Traill, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IGNOBLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ignobly is used in the context of the following news items.
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Review: Musical 'Amazing Grace' has you hissing the hero …
Most ignobly, he banishes Thomas to a dire fate, and the audience almost turns against John for good as Cooper emotionally powers through ... «seattlepi.com, Jul 15»
2
Review: Musical 'Amazing Grace' has you hissing the hero
Most ignobly, he banishes Thomas to a dire fate, and the audience almost turns against John for good as Cooper emotionally powers through ... «Alamogordo Daily News, Jul 15»
3
The End of Racism
Senator Lee Bright, you proudly and ignobly represent the raving lunatics constituency of South Carolina. Please, shut the f#!k up. Well, we can ... «Free Times, Jul 15»
4
Global Climate Change: 20 Feet Underwater is Optimistic Forecast
Whether nobly cleaning up our mess or ignobly hateful of our wasteful prelude, the constant of real estate remains universal. The U.S. will lose ... «Clapway, Jul 15»
5
Absolutely sweet Siam
Even the decor is straight out of "Les Miserables", the stage musical set in revolutionary Paris, but this is a place to get ignobly decadent. «The Nation, Jul 15»
6
'No plunder in PCSO case,' Arroyo insists
Senator Tanada, the author of the law himself, equates ill-gotten wealth with personal benefit whereas the prosecution ignobly equates ... «Rappler, Jul 15»
7
Should the Minions Have Gotten Their Own Movie? The Answer Is …
As world-class meanies go, she's shrieky and demanding but has nothing on Despicable Me's ignobly alluring Gru (Steve Carell), who makes ... «L.A. Weekly, Jul 15»
8
Ethics panel's media policy must be voided
... charged with advancing ethical conduct in city government would act so ignobly against the public trust is all the more outrageous. It is not ... «Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Jun 15»
9
Another tack: Zilch, zippo, nada, gurnisht, bubkes
Although the General Assembly's resolution was ignobly consigned to history's rubbish bin, the US Embassy never budged from Tel Aviv. «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jun 15»
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The Death of Jacques Parizeau and The Class Nature of Sovereignty
Thus the political career of this “great statesman” ended ignobly in the muck and mire of chauvinism. The meaning of “money and the ethnic ... «Figthback Canada, Jun 15»

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