orgulous

Definition of orgulousnext

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Adjective
  • Her narcissistic friends constantly change the subject back to their petty arguments whenever Anne complains about her circumstances.
    Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 14 Apr. 2026
  • While Heuermann could hold the key to previously-unknown details surrounding the inner workings of a serial killer’s mind, Burgess cautions the ability to work alongside the FBI could feed into any narcissistic tendencies that are frequently observed in the most heinous criminals.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • She’s been warning us since 1818 that vainglorious innovators will destroy the earth.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The vainglorious demands of one man who can’t read a map? Concerned leaders in both parties should explain to the citizens of the United States how much peril Trump is courting.
    Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • The Miniature Wife Elizabeth Banks and Matthew Macfadyen star in this dramedy about an egocentric scientist on the verge of a breakthrough who accidentally shrinks his wife, a Pulitzer-winning author who hasn’t written a lick in more than a decade.
    Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
  • A lot of tennis players are so egocentric.
    Patrick McEnroe, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • The famously hubristic Cameron thought there could be no better way to show that losing Leo wouldn’t sink his movie than by casting his Basketball Diaries co-star and rival.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The Iraq War’s neoconservative architects suffered from a hubristic faith in American power and their own righteousness.
    George Packer, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The test case—picturing a cow doing ballet—produces a smug bovine pirouetting.
    Elise Broach, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
  • My math teachers of old are very smug somewhere.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Despite Netanyahu’s boastful statement, a series of nationwide polls last week found that most Israelis do not believe the US and Israel won the war against Iran.
    Dalia Abdelwahab, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
  • The two boastful half-brothers clashed and split.
    Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • The town’s overflowing with charming Midwest eccentrics, including a cocky mayor (Henry Winkler) and a welcoming barkeep (Lena Headey).
    Randy Myers, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Many of them had a cocky attitude, even after their fathers were killed.
    Marta Balaga, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • While many Americans have grown complacent about the federal surveillance state, the United States Constitution is clear.
    The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 22 Mar. 2026
  • To some investors, markets remain complacent.
    John Towfighi, CNN Money, 4 Mar. 2026
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“Orgulous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orgulous. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.

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