Emily Dickinson Lexicon

IG-NO-MIN'I-OUS, a. [L. ignominiosus. See Ignominy.]

1. Incurring disgrace; cowardly; of mean character. Then with pale fear surprised, Fled ignominious. Milton.
2. Very shameful; reproachful; dishonorable; infamous. To be hanged for a crime is ignominious. Whipping, cropping and branding are ignominious punishments.
3. Despicable; worthy of contempt; as, an ignominious projector. Swift