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orgillous

orgillous is the alternative spelling of orgulous.

Meaning of orgulous

Adjective

orgulous (comparative more orgulous, superlative most orgulous)

  1. (archaic, literary) Arrogant, haughty, proud.
    • At that time there was a knight, the which was the king's son of Ireland, and his name was Lanceor, the which was an orgulous knight, and counted himself one of the best of the court; and he had great despite at Balin for the achieving of the sword, that any should be accounted more hardy, or of...[1470–1485 (date produced), Thomas Malory, “Capitulum IV”, in [Le Morte Darthur], book II (in Middle English), [London: […] by William Caxton], published 31 July 1485, →OCLC; republished as...
  2. (archaic, literary, rare) Ostentatious; showy.
  3. (obsolete) Swollen; augmented; excessive.
    • The smile became an orange balloon, orgulous and threatening.1967, John T. Sladek, Masterson and the Clerks, reprinted in Best SF Stories from New Worlds 4, edited by Michael Moorcock
  4. (obsolete) Dangerous, threatening.

Forms of orgillous

comparativemore orgillous
superlativemost orgillous

Questions about orgillous

What is orgillous the alternative spelling of?
Orgillous is the alternative spelling of orgulous.

Words near orgillous in the dictionary

  1. orgiasts
  2. orgic
  3. orgie
  4. orgies
  5. Orgill
  6. orgillous
  7. Orgills
  8. orging
  9. orgion
  10. orgo
  11. orgone

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