Two words: "humble" and "haughty". Are their meanings...
05.08.2010
almost the same
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almost opposite
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And the correct answer is almost opposite. The adjective humble has a variety of meanings that range from "modest" to "simple" to "unimportant". The comparative is "humbler" and the superlative is "humblest"; the noun is "humbleness" and the adverb is "humbly". EXAMPLE: "The Economist has grown from very humble beginnings to a great international magazine." The word humble came to English in the 13th century from the Latin humilis, meaning "lowly", from humus meaning "earth".
The adjective haughty means "behaving in a superior, condescending, or arrogant way". EXAMPLE: "Tony Blair would sometimes take on this haughty tone when dealing with opponents and it contributed to his unpopularity with certain people, at home and abroad."
The adjective haughty means "behaving in a superior, condescending, or arrogant way". EXAMPLE: "Tony Blair would sometimes take on this haughty tone when dealing with opponents and it contributed to his unpopularity with certain people, at home and abroad."
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