Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misproud

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mis-proud
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English misproud, equivalent to mis- + proud.

Origin

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Usage

Inflected Forms

more misproud (comparative) most misproud (superlative)

Questions

What does misproud mean?
Unduly or unwarrantably proud or vain; wrongly proud; arrogant; haughty.
Where does misproud come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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