Moral Failings

3 words in this vocabulary list

noun habitual greed or excess in eating

  • The act of excessive eating is often associated with the sin of gluttony.
  • She's always indulging in desserts, a real gluttony for sweets.
  • He's such a food hog, always showing his gluttony at the buffet.
  • His gluttony for power knows no bounds, he will do anything to get ahead.

adjective not honorable in character or purpose; shameful

  • His ignoble actions brought shame upon his family's name.
  • Don't stoop to such ignoble behavior just to get ahead.
  • I can't believe he would do something so ignoble.
  • The ignoble act of betrayal left a lasting scar on their friendship.

adjective describing something that is not deserving of praise or commendation

  • The politician's unpraiseworthy actions were met with widespread criticism.
  • His behavior was totally unpraiseworthy, dude.
  • She did something really unpraiseworthy and now everyone is talking about it.
  • The artist's latest work was deemed unpraiseworthy by the critics.