orgulous
Syllables: or·gul·ousUK/ˈɔːɡjʊləs//ˈɔɹɡjələs/
orgulous adjective: arrogant, haughty, proud.
Adjective
orgulous (comparative more orgulous, superlative most orgulous)
- 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...
- In Troy there lyes the Scene: From Iles of Greece / The Princes Orgillous, their high blood chaf'd / Haue to the Port of Athens ſent their ſhippes / […] their vovv is made / To ranſacke Troy, vvithin vvhoſe ſtrong emures / The rauiſh'd Helen, Menelaus Queene, / VVith vvanton Paris ſleepes, and...c. 1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida. The Prologue.”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...
- Synonyms:
- disdainful, prideful, airy, arrogant, chesty, authoritarian, biggity, big-headed, blustery, turgescent
- Ostentatious; showy.
- 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
- Dangerous, threatening.
orgulous meaning in Persian
orgulous in Persian
- threatening, dangerous
- خطرناک
Examples of orgulous in a sentence
- Then spoke young Stephen orgulous of mother Church that would cast him out of her bosom.1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 1: Telemachus]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC, part I [Telemachia], page...
- Her nephew describes her as 'an orgulous and despotic woman', and it is clear that he noticed and resented her numerous unkindnesses.1966, Eric Walter White, Stravinsky the Composer and his Works, University of California Press, page 5:
- They knew that my lord of Arundel had grown so orgulous that he had lately dared to marry the Earl of March's sister, without license.1975, Georgette Heyer, My Lord John, Arrow Books, published 2011, →ISBN, pages 14–15:
Synonyms of orgulous
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- boastful
- lordly
- bombastic
- cocky
- conceited
- domineering
- egotistical
- entitled
- flaunting
- full of oneself
- grandiose
- hankty
- haughty
- high-handed
- high-hat
- high and mighty
- highfalutin
- hoity-toity
- holier-than-thou
- hubristic
- hubristical
- imperious
- inflated
- insolent
- la-di-da
- ostentatious
- overbearing
- overweening
- pompous
- presumptuous
Forms of orgulous
| comparative | more orgulous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most orgulous |
| alternative form | orgillous |
| alternative form | orgueilous |
Origin of orgulous
Inherited from Middle English orgulous, orgeilous, derived from Old French orgueilleus, orgoillus (“proud”), from orgoill, orgueil (“pride”), from Old Dutch *urgol (“pride”). Cognate with Old High German urguol (“excellent”), Old English orgol (“pride”). Perhaps from a Proto-West Germanic *uʀgōllju; compare Old English or- (“out”), *gōl (“boast; showiness; pomp; splendor”) (related to Old English galan (“to sing”), whence Modern English gale). Also, possibly, in part from Old French orgoill, derived from Vulgar Latin *orgōllia, *orgōlla, from Proto-West Germanic *orgōllja, from the same Proto-Germanic source. Cognate with Old High German urguol, urguoli, urgilo (“pride”), Italian orgoglio, Spanish orgullo, Portuguese orgulho, among many other Romance cognates.
Words formed from orgulous
Questions about orgulous
- What does orgulous mean?
- Orgulous means arrogant, haughty, proud.
- What is orgulous in Persian?
- Orgulous in Persian is خطرناک. See Orgulous meaning in Persian.
- How do you use orgulous in a sentence?
- Then spoke young Stephen orgulous of mother Church that would cast him out of her bosom.
- What part of speech is orgulous?
- Orgulous is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce orgulous?
- Orgulous is pronounced /ˈɔːɡjʊləs/ (UK).
Words near orgulous in the dictionary
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