In*glo"ri*ous (?), a. [L. inglorious; pref. in- not + gloria glory, fame: cf. F. inglorieux. See Glory.]
1.
Not glorious; not bringing honor or glory; not accompanied with fame, honor, or celebrity; obscure; humble; as, an inglorious life of ease.
Shak.
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.
© Webster 1913.