"ignoble" is an acceptable word in written English.
It is an adjective that means something that is dishonorable or unworthy. For example: "He was condemned for his ignoble behavior."
Gautier was impressed by Moreau's theories, especially perhaps his description of cannabis as "an intellectual intoxication", preferable to the "ignoble heavy drunkenness" of alcohol.
This perhaps isn't surprising - religious conservatives have a long and ignoble history of distorting research to fit their religious ethos, dressing up their biases with the veneer of science.
This meant, among other things, an ignoble battle among newbies to sponsor bills that would allow them to curry favour with interest groups who would finance their next campaign.
Such gaps are the inevitable, and perhaps admirable, result of a biographer striving to maintain the ethical high ground, but they can't help but stimulate the reader's ignoble curiosity.
An analysis by Exotix, a research group, found that peripheral European nations have ratings six notches higher than emerging economies with similar financial conditions.The commission's paper is part of an ignoble tradition of "shooting the messenger".
He was no more heroic in the post-war red scares that led to Hollywood's blacklisting of left-wing writers and directors, although on this possibly lenient account, Wayne was more figurehead of an ignoble cause than active witchhunter.Like a cinematographer, Mr Eyman offers readers Wayne from many angles, in his own words and the words of those who worked with him.
There was nothing wrong or ignoble about that hope.He will therefore be directing a look of kindly relief at this week's decision by the United Nations, which has at last given its approval to the process by which America hopes to get an elected government into power in Iraq by the end of next year (see article).
For example, a report published this week by Oxfam, a campaigning group, describes in detail how EU subsidies for European sugar growers enrich a lucky few firms and make poor countries worse off (see article).Such subsidies have a long and ignoble history, but today reducing them is more urgent than ever, for they threaten the chance of any further progress in multilateral trade negotiations.
By contrast, George Osborne, today's chancellor, has excelled in this ignoble tradition.Mr Osborne's sixth budget, delivered on March 18th, is a political masterstroke.
And he is not the only Republican about to feel the voters' boot on his ignoble behind.
In both cases, it is alleged, the ignoble search for profit distorts and corrupts.These accusations are ill-conceived.
