a. [ L. ignobilis; pref. in- not + nobilis noble: cf. F. ignoble. See In- not, and Noble, a. ]
I was not ignoble of descent. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Her royal stock graft with ignoble plants. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
'T is but a base, ignoble mind,
That mounts no higher than a bird can soar. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To make ignoble. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. State or quality of being ignoble. [ 1913 Webster ]