Definition of: ignoble

(ig·nō′bəl) adjective
1. Unworthy or degraded in character.
2. Rare Low–born.
3. Of inferior kind; specifically, in falconry, said of the short–winged hawks, which chase their prey, as distinguished from the noble falcons which attack by a single swoop. See synonyms under BASE, VULGAR. [<F <L ignobilis <in-not + gnobilis noble, known]
—ig·no·bil·i·ty (ig′nə·bil′ə·tē), ig·no′ble·ness noun
—ig·no′bly adverb