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Old 03-23-2008, 03:36 PM   #70
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
Yes it does: "hubristic". Also an adverbial form, should you ever find yourself wanting to say that someone is writing hubristically .

I find it interesting that "hubris" has come to mean "unwarranted pride" or "arrogance" in English. The original Greek word meant "violence".
Thank you! Now I know what I am: I am hubristic.

Except I thought it meant "the arrogance of pride," guess that's what I get for getting my definitions from novels.
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