MISPROUD

Etymology

Adjective

misproud (comparative more misproud, superlative most misproud)

(archaic) Unduly or unwarrantably proud or vain; wrongly proud; arrogant; haughty. [15th-19th c.]

Anagrams

• duoprism

Source: Wiktionary


Mis*proud", a.

Definition: Viciously proud. [Obs.] Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

7 January 2025

UNINFORMATIVELY

(adverb) in an uninformative manner; “‘I can’t tell you when the manager will arrive,’ he said rather uninformatively”


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Coffee Trivia

The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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