- orgulous
- adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French orguillus, from orguil pride, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German urguol distinguished Date: 13th century proud
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
orgulous
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Orgulous — Or gu*lous, a. See {Orgillous}. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
orgulous — I adjective affected, aloof, arrogant, assuming, blustering, boastful, boasting, bragging, conceited, condescending, contemptuous, disdainful, egocentric, egoistic, egoistical, egotistic, egotistical, fanfaronading, flaunting, gasconading, grand … Law dictionary
orgulous — [ôr′gyə ləs] adj. excessively proud; haughty; arrogant … English World dictionary
orgulous — orgulously, adv. /awr gyeuh leuhs, geuh /, adj. Archaic. haughty; proud. [1200 50; ME orguillous, orguilleus < OF orgueillos equiv. orgueil pride (earlier orgoil < Gmc *urgoli; cf. OHG urguol outstanding, OE orgol pride) + os OUS] * * * … Universalium
orgulous — adjective proud; disdainful … Wiktionary
orgulous — adj. == proud. Alys. 2006. AS. orgel. Fr. orgueil … Oldest English Words
orgulous — É”rgÉ™lÉ™s / É”Ëg adj. proud, haughty (Archaic) … English contemporary dictionary
orgulous — [ ɔ:gjʊləs] adjective literary haughty. Origin ME: from OFr. orguillus, from orguill pride … English new terms dictionary
orgulous — or·gu·lous … English syllables
orgulous — or•gu•lous [[t]ˈɔr gyə ləs, gə [/t]] adj. cvb archaic haughty; proud • Etymology: 1200–50; ME < OF orgueillos equiv. orgueil pride or′gu•lous•ly adv … From formal English to slang
