orgulous

or·gu·lous

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [awr-gyuh-luh s, ‐guh‐]
- /ˈɔr gyə ləs, ‐gə‐/
- /ˈɔːɡjʊləs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [awr-gyuh-luh s, ‐guh‐]
- /ˈɔr gyə ləs, ‐gə‐/

Definitions of orgulous word

adjective orgulous Archaic. haughty; proud. 1
noun orgulous Haughty. 1
adjective orgulous proud 0
adjective orgulous excessively proud; haughty; arrogant 0

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Origin of orgulous

First appearance:

before 1200

One of the 9% oldest English words

1200-50; Middle English orguillous, orguilleus < Old French orgueillos equivalent orgueil pride (earlier orgoil < Germanic *urgōlī; compare Old High German urguol outstanding, Old English orgol pride) + -os -ous

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Parts of speech for Orgulous

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Orgulous

orgulous popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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