Gnominious

Pronunciation: /nəˈmɪniəs/

Definitions of gnominious

adjective deserving or causing public disgrace or shame

Example Sentences

A1 The team's performance was deemed gnominious by their coach.

A2 The student felt gnominious after failing the test.

B1 The company faced gnominious consequences due to their unethical practices.

B2 Her gnominious behavior at the party embarrassed her friends.

C1 The politician's gnominious past was revealed during the election campaign.

C2 The author's gnominious reputation in the literary world hindered the success of his latest book.

Examples of gnominious in a Sentence

formal The general's decision to retreat was seen as a gnominious act by his superiors.

informal Losing the spelling bee in front of everyone was pretty gnominious.

slang Getting caught cheating on the test was so gnominious.

figurative His reputation took a gnominious hit after the scandal was exposed.

Grammatical Forms of gnominious

• past tense: disgraced
• plural: ignominious
• comparative: more ignominious
• superlative: most ignominious
• present tense: ignominious
• future tense: will be ignominious
• perfect tense: has been ignominious
• continuous tense: is being ignominious
• singular: ignominious
• positive degree: ignominious
• infinitive: to be ignominious
• gerund: being ignominious
• participle: ignominious

Origin and Evolution of gnominious

First Known Use: 1601 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'gnominious' originated from Latin 'ignominiosus' which means shameful or disgraceful.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the word 'ignominious' evolved to 'ignominy' in English, which refers to public shame or disgrace. The term 'ignominious' is still used today to describe something that is shameful or dishonorable.