Ignoble

Part of speech: verb (v.)

To make ignoble. [Obs.] Bacon.

Part of speech: adjective (a.)

1. Of low birth or family; not noble; not illustrious; plebeian; common; humble. I was not ignoble of descent. Shak. Her royal stock graft with ignoble plants. Shak.

2. Not honorable, elevated, or generous; base. 'T but a base, ignoble mind, That mounts no higher than a bird can soar. Shak. Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife. Gray.

3. Not a true or noble falcon; -- said of certain hawks, as the goshawk.

Synonyms: Degenerate; degraded; mean; base; dishonorable; reproachful; disgraceful; shameful; scandalous; infamous.