Both Uses
ignominious
in
Jane Eyre
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- This preparation for bonds, and the additional ignominy it inferred, took a little of the excitement out of me.†
p. 15.9ignominy = shame or disgrace
- The punishment seemed to me in a high degree ignominious, especially for so great a girl — she looked thirteen or upwards.†
p. 61.8 *ignominious = deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
Definitions:
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(1)
(ignominious) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame -- typically in reference to behavior or character
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)