orgulous

Definition of orgulousnext

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Adjective
  • But the show still makes its point that the world of this play has narcissistic aggressors and flailing victims, and those who fall into both of those categories.
    Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026
  • Who hasn’t nodded along in recognition while listening to a story about a nightmare roommate, or had a narcissistic relative who makes everything about himself?
    Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 16 June 2026
Adjective
  • Claire’s elective death therefore remains a problematic choice for some viewers, an act of vainglorious selfishness from a woman who was never terribly nice to begin with.
    Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 24 May 2026
  • All but the most vainglorious architects imagine that their buildings will change in some small way after completion.
    Anthony Paletta, Curbed, 2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • It is used in systems like EgoMimic and EMMA to train manipulation policies from egocentric human data.
    Rushil Agarwal, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • In less than a year, several firms have cropped up in India that recruit people to record first-person or egocentric videos.
    Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 25 June 2026
Adjective
  • By chance, Rhaena arrives at the Gullet on dragonback just in time to make the same hubristic mistake as her sister and her cousin, all suffering from the delusion that the war needs them.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 June 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
  • Historian Sandgruber describes how Alois Hitler wrote his 1895 letters in a deeply smug, anti-clerical manner that overestimated his abilities.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 June 2026
  • Li at times plays Cola with a smug impetuousness that belies her naivety about this world to a satisfying degree.
    Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 17 June 2026
Adjective
  • Defense witnesses pointed to boastful teens, fireworks-like flashes and uncertain ignition points, with an expert arguing that fireworks were the likely cause and that prosecutors lack proof that a lighter sparked the blaze.
    Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026
  • Chatter about Azik’s famous delens abounds, as does boastful talk about how Monica Bellucci’s family hails from the same part of Nalchik.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 13 May 2026
Adjective
  • Lanky with striking red hair and a cocky demeanor, Clapper was dogged and respected by his fellow cops.
    Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 30 June 2026
  • Thanks to one impossibly cocky fighter pilot named Maverick, Reagan-era America never felt better about itself — or its military might.
    Kevin P. Sullivan, Entertainment Weekly, 26 June 2026
Adjective
  • Riders, bicycle-makers, drivers, pedestrians and lawmakers need to have their heads on swivels, as some have been too complacent about the dangers.
    Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 5 July 2026
  • This is not the time to get complacent.
    Lisa Rivera, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026
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“Orgulous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orgulous. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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