Ignoble

By Deane Barker • • tags: definition •

Definition: not noble; not of high social status; common, humble

Why I Looked It Up

From Once Upon a Tome:

However disagreeable they find their current fate, they would no doubt be forced to agree that it constitutes a better memorial than the only other Sotheran monument: a small and rather ignoble sink built into the wall of the church across the street…

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