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Italian
Etymology
From Latin indignus. By surface analysis, in- + degno.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /inˈdeɲ.ɲo/
- Rhymes: -eɲɲo
- Hyphenation: in‧dé‧gno
Adjective
indegno (feminine indegna, masculine plural indegni, feminine plural indegne)
- unworthy, undeserving
- Synonym: immeritevole
1886, Edmondo De Amicis, “Ottobre — Il ragazzo calabrese”, in Cuore: Libro per i ragazzi, 98th edition, Milan: Fratelli Treves, published 1889, →OCLC, page 8:Voi dovete rispettarvi, amarvi tutti fra voi; ma chi di voi offendesse questo compagno perchè non è nato nella nostra provincia, si renderebbe indegno di alzare mai più gli occhi da terra quando passa una bandiera tricolore.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- disgusting, despicable
- Synonyms: disgustoso, spregevole, vergognoso
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