Pronounced: ZAFF-tig, adj
Notes: Not a word I know about
Yesterday’s word
The word superbious means “proud; insolent”
First usage
Our word came into English in the early 1500s
Background / Comments
It is nice to have another word for “proud” in my vocabulary. Our word came from the Latin word superbiosus (proud; insolent), which came from superbia (pride), which came from superbus (superb; proud).
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