different between ignominious vs shabby

English

Etymology

From French or Old French ignominieux, from Latin ign?mini?sus (“disgraceful”), from ign?minia (“loss of a good name, ignominy”), from ig- (“not”) + nomen (“name”) (prefix assimilated form of in-). Surface analysis ignominy +? -ious.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??n??m?n??s/

Adjective

ignominious (comparative more ignominious, superlative most ignominious)

1. Marked by great dishonor, shame, disgrace or humiliation; shameful, disgraceful
   • In sheer malignity, thinking to set back our plans and avenge himself for his ignominious expulsion, this traitor has crept here under cover of night and destroyed our work of nearly a year.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:despicable

Derived terms

• ignominiously

Related terms

• ignominy

Translations

English

Etymology

From shab (“scab”) +? -y, or directly from an alteration of scabby. Cognate with Scots shabby (“in poor health, ill”), Dutch schabbig (“poor, needy, shabby”), Middle Low German schabbich (“miserable”), German schäbig (“shabby”), Swedish skabbig (“scabby”), Swedish sjabbig (“shabby, mangy, scruffy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??æb.i/
• Rhymes: -æbi

Adjective

shabby (comparative shabbier, superlative shabbiest)

1. Torn or worn; unkempt.

2. Clothed with ragged, much worn, or soiled garments.

3. Mean; paltry; despicable.

Derived terms

• shabby-genteel
• shabby chic

Translations