IGNOMIN'IOUS, a. [L. ignominiosus. See Ignominy.]
1. Incurring disgrace; cowardly; of mean character. Then with pale fear surprised, Fled ignominious.2. Very shameful; reproachful; dishonorable; infamous. To be hanged for a crime is ignominious. Whipping, cropping and branding are ignominious punishments.3. Despicable; worthy of contempt; as an ignominious projector.