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Adjective: ignominious  `ig-nu'mi-nee-us
  1. (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
    "an ignominious retreat"
    - black, disgraceful, inglorious, opprobrious, shameful

See also: dishonorable [US], dishonourable [Brit, Cdn], ignominiousness, ignominy

Encyclopedia: Ignominious