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orgulous
[awr-gyuh-luhs, ‑guh‑]
adjective
Archaic.haughty; proud.
orgulous
/ ˈɔːɡʊə /
adjective
archaicproud
Other 51Թ Forms
- orgulously adverb
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of orgulous1
Example Sentences
Who then but Talisso laughed his fierce and orgulous laugh as he rode at their head and they all hurled through the gates, and, clattering up the empty street, carried the castle out of hand?
These Romans are a people whom I neither love with my heart, nor esteem in my mind, but hate because they are very orgulous and proud.
When Modred defied him, the archbishop departed, and "did the curse in the most orgulous wise that might be done."
Contrast with this Japanese sage that orgulous hidalgo who, in black velvet, defies modern Prussia from one of Velasquez's canvases in Berlin.
For this I tell thee," said Sir Lancelot, as they sat together under an apple-tree, "there be many good fighters that are false knights, breaking faith with man and woman, envious, lustful and orgulous.
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When To Use
Orgulous is an adjective meaning proud or haughty (arrogantly snobby).Orgulous is an archaic term, meaning it’s very rarely used anymore. You’re more likely to encounter it in older literary works than in everyday conversation. It was used by William Shakespeare, Virginia Woolf, and James Joyce, for example.Example: These orgulous aristocrats wouldn’t dare to be seen mingling with commoners.
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