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Orgulous Or Gyuh Luhs Adjective Haughty French Orguill Pride Earliest

This flashcard defines "orgulous" as an adjective meaning haughty or proud.

This flashcard defines "orgulous" as an adjective meaning haughty or proud.

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orgulous /OR-gyuh-luhs/
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adjective
Haughty.

[From Old French orguill (pride). Earliest documented use: 1275.]

"Behring was not too orgulous to ask for practical advice when in the spring of 1894 he had run into difficulties." - Ulrike Klöppel; Enacting Cultural Boundaries; Science in Context (Cambridge, UK); Jun 2008.

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