ignominious Copy link Outline 1. turpis, e (most gen. term)2. contŭmēliōsus (usu. in act. sense, insulting [q. v.]3. ignōmĭniōsus (involving disgrace) • ignominious: 1. turpis, e (most gen. term): v. base, dishonourable. 2. contŭmēliōsus (usu. in act. sense, insulting [q. v.]: also of events, involving affront and contumely): an i. (or humiliating) war, c. bellum, Vell. 3. ignōmĭniōsus (involving disgrace): i. flight, ign. fuga, Liv. 3, 23: i. discharge (of a soldier), ign. missio, Modest. Dig. 49, 16, 3, § 1. See also disgraceful.