ignobly

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Adverb
  • Bree has just gotten out of her confusing affair with the unethically ethically nonmonogamous professor.
    Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Although autonomous intelligent systems (AIS) can offer significant benefits, they also can be used unethically.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 10 Dec. 2025
Adverb
  • Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov indicated Wednesday that Moscow’s fundamental terms are unchanged, with Putin insisting that Ukraine pull its troops from the four regions — Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia — that Russia illegally annexed in September 2022 but hasn’t fully captured.
    Hanna Arhirova, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
  • The National Federation of Federal Employees and several individual USDA employees sued the department on May 13, alleging that Secretary Brooke Rollins has illegally proselytized workers.
    BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Adverb
  • Cynically and immorally, the government is creating separate sectors of society.
    Ron Scherf, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Ignobly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ignobly. Accessed 20 May. 2026.

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