adverb
- in a dishonorable, shameful, or contemptible manner; without dignity or integrity
Examples
- He ignobly abandoned his friends when they needed him most.
- The general ignobly retreated without informing his troops.
- She felt she had acted ignobly by spreading rumors about her rival.
- The company ignobly cut corners to maximize profits at the expense of safety.
- He ignobly refused to take responsibility for his mistakes.
- They ignobly betrayed the trust placed in them.
- The politician ignobly changed his position to gain votes.