hubrid

hubrid

English

Etymology

From hubris, from Ancient Greek ὕβρις (húbris, “insolence, sexual outrage”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈhjuːbɹɪd/

Adjective

hubrid (comparative more hubrid, superlative most hubrid)

1. (rare) Exhibiting excessive pride, presumption or arrogance; hubristic.
   • 1991, Stanley Enlkin, The MacGuffin, Linden Press, page 173:

     Showing off for him, for all of them, not out of hubris — hubris? him? what did he have to be hubrid about?

   • 28 February 2002, Daniel Busk, “dear Pat, read this..”, in alt.psychology.nlp, Usenet‎:

     And if it's true, maybe it doesn't only concern NLP trainers.. have you met novices in any other fields, some seem to adopt a hubrid belief of their own skills.. just a thought.

   • 2011, Constancio Sulapas Asumen, Flirting with Misadventures: Escapades of an Exotic Life, Friesen Press, page 143:

     Of calculatingly unprincipled / Surrender to hubrid incompetence

Synonyms

• hubristic