Inglorious — Defs

01 a. Not glorious; not bringing honor or glory; not accompanied with fame, honor, or celebrity; obscure; humble; as, an inglorious life of ease.

1.
Not glorious; not bringing honor or glory; not accompanied with fame, honor, or celebrity; obscure; humble; as, an inglorious life of ease.
“My next desire is, void of care and strife, To lead a soft, secure, inglorious life.” — Dryden.

“Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest.” — Gray.
2.
Shameful; disgraceful; ignominious; as, inglorious flight, defeat, etc.
“Inglorious shelter in an alien land.” — J. Philips.