ignominiously

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US /ˌɪɡ.nəˈmɪ.ni.əs.li/ UK /ˌɪɡ.nə(ʊ)ˈmɪ.ni.əs.li/ See IPA manual

adv Freq #130774

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In a shameful or dishonourable way.

The minister was ignominiously forced to resign.

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1 adv · in a shameful or... disgracefully

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Etymology tree English ignominious Middle English -ly English -ly English ignominiously From ignominious + -ly (suffix forming adverbs from nouns). Ignominious is derived from Late Middle English ignominious (“disgraceful, shameful”), from Middle French ignominieux (modern French ignominieux), or from its etymon Latin ignōminiōsus (“disgraced; disgraceful, shameful, ignominious”), from ignōminia (“disgrace, dishonour, shame, ignominy”) + -ōsus (suffix meaning ‘full of; overly; prone to’ forming adjectives from nouns). Ignōminia is derived from ig- (a variant of in- (prefix meaning not)) + nōme…

ignominious Middle English ignominieux Middle French ignōminiōsus Latin *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Indo-European

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# ignominiously

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** ˌɪɡ.nəˈmɪ.ni.əs.li
**IPA (UK):** ˌɪɡ.nə(ʊ)ˈmɪ.ni.əs.li
**Frequency rank:** 130774

## Meanings
1. In a shameful or dishonourable way.

## Examples
- The minister was ignominiously forced to resign.

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: ignominious
- Root: ignominieux
- Root: ignōminiōsus
- Root: *h₁nómn̥

## Etymology
Etymology tree English ignominious Middle English -ly English -ly English ignominiously From ignominious + -ly (suffix forming adverbs from nouns). Ignominious is derived from Late Middle English ignominious (“disgraceful, shameful”), from Middle French ignominieux (modern French ignominieux), or from its etymon Latin ignōminiōsus (“disgraced; disgraceful, shameful, ignominious”), from ignōminia (“disgrace, dishonour, shame, ignominy”) + -ōsus (suffix meaning ‘full of; overly; prone to’ forming adjectives from nouns). Ignōminia is derived from ig- (a variant of in- (prefix meaning not)) + nōme…

## AI Etymology
Ignominiously is from ignominious + -ly (suffix forming adverbs from nouns). Ignominious is derived from Late Middle English ignominious (“disgraceful, shameful”), from Middle French ignominieux (modern French ignominieux), or from its etymon Latin ignōminiōsus (“disgraced; disgraceful, shameful, ignominious”), from ignōminia (“disgrace, dishonour, shame, ignominy”) + -ōsus (suffix meaning ‘full of; overly; prone to’ forming adjectives from nouns). Ignōminia is derived from ig- (a variant of in- (prefix meaning not)) + nōme… The historical chain records English ignominious, Middle English -ly, English -ly, and English ignominiously. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adverbial form is built from the named base and affix. Important recorded forms include ignominious (Middle English), ignominieux (Middle French), ignōminiōsus (Latin), and *h₁nómn̥ (Proto-Indo-European). Current senses include in a shameful or dishonourable way.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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