Definition of "ignomious" [ignomious]

• A contraction of ignominious, like ignomy for ignominy.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "In John Major's case, it was the daily farce of Back to Basics and the never-ending saga of 'sleaze' - as much as Britain's ignomious exit from the ERM - that ensured electoral disaster for the Tories in 1997."
• "It might only be a few percent, but given she already has razor thin margins against many Republicans, that could be the difference between victory and ignomious defeat."
• "Is a voluntary withdrawal more or less ignomious than a forced one?"