Both Uses of
ignominious
in
Animal Farm
- And so within five minutes of their invasion they were in ignominious retreat by the same way as they had come, with a flock of geese hissing after them and pecking at their calves all the way.
p. 42.8 *ignominious = disgraceful or shameful
- In sheer malignity, thinking to set back our plans and avenge himself for his ignominious expulsion, this traitor has crept here under cover of night and destroyed our work of nearly a year.
p. 70.2ignominious = shameful
Definition:
deserving or bringing disgrace or shame -- typically in reference to behavior or character