The Only Use of
ignominious
in
The Call of the Wild
- The tent, illumined by a candle, glowed warmly in the midst of the white plain; and when he, as a matter of course, entered it, both Perrault and Francois bombarded him with curses and cooking utensils, till he recovered from his consternation and fled ignominiously into the outer cold.†
Chpt 2
Definition:
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(ignominious) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame -- typically in reference to behavior or character