orgulous

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɔːɡjʊləs/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɔɹɡjələs/ Hyphenation: or‧gul‧ous === Adjective === orgulous (comparative more orgulous, superlative most orgulous) (literary, archaic) Arrogant, haughty, proud. Synonyms: disdainful, prideful; see also Thesaurus:arrogant (rare) Ostentatious; showy. (obsolete) Swollen; augmented; excessive. 1967, John T. Sladek, Masterson and the Clerks, reprinted in Best SF Stories from New Worlds 4, edited by Michael Moorcock The smile became an orange balloon, orgulous and threatening. Dangerous, threatening. ==== Alternative forms ==== orgillous, orgueilous ==== Derived terms ==== orgulously ==== Related terms ==== orgueil ==== Translations ====