Ignoble

a. [Fr. ignoble, Sp. ignobil, ignoble, in-noble, It. ignobile, Lat. ignobilis, from in, not, and nobilis, noble.]

1Sense 1. Of low birth or family; not noble; not illustrious.

I was not ignoble of descent. Shak.

2Sense 2. Mean; worthless. “Graft with ignoble plants.” Shak.

3Sense 3. Not honorable, elevated, or generous; base. “A base, ignoble mind.” Shak. “Far from the madding crowd’s ignoble strife.” Gray.

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