unˈhumble, a.
(un-1 7.)
| 1611 Florio, Dishumile, vnhumble, high minded. 1642 Davenant Unfort. Lovers Epil., An unhumble Epilogue. 1842 Pusey Crisis Eng. Ch. 13 A Communion,..in this country, schismatic, and acting in a very unhumble and schismatic spirit. 1882 W. Morris in Mackail Life (1899) II. 77, I hope I am not quite unhumble. |
Hence unˈhumbleness.
| a 1732 T. Boston Crook in Lot (1805) 117 Their condition will be brought to the lowest pass, but the unhumbleness of their spirits will remain. |