maugre

mau·gre

M m

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [maw-ger]
- /ˈmɔ gər/
- /mˈɔːɡə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [maw-ger]
- /ˈmɔ gər/

Definitions of maugre word

preposition maugre in spite of; notwithstanding. 1
noun maugre (archaic) Notwithstanding; in spite of. (from 14th c.). 1
preposition maugre in spite of 0
adverb maugre (Obsolete (No longer in use)) Notwithstanding, despite everything. 0

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Origin of maugre

First appearance:

before 1225

One of the 9% oldest English words

1225-75; Middle English < Middle French: literally, spite, ill-will, equivalent to mau- mal- + gre gree2

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Parts of speech for Maugre

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Maugre

maugre popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

maugre usage trend in Literature

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