Both Uses of
ignominious
in
The Handmaid's Tale
- It's an absurd as well as an ignominious position.†
Chpt 26 *ignominious = deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
- So now I imagine, among these Angels and their drained white brides, momentous grunts and sweating, damp furry encounters; or, better, ignominious failures, cocks like three-week-old carrots, anguished fumblings upon flesh cold and unresponding as uncooked fish.†
Chpt 34
Definition:
deserving or bringing disgrace or shame -- typically in reference to behavior or character