maugre
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maugre
- /ˈmɔː.ɡə/ UK
- /ˈmɔɡɚ/ US
Rhymes with -ɔːɡə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English maugre, from Anglo-Norman malgré, from mal (“bad”) + gré (“pleasure, grace”) (from Old French, from Latin gratum).
preposition magre · malgre · mauger · maulgre · maugree
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In spite of, notwithstanding.
He saugh a mayde walkinge him biforn, / Of whiche mayde anon, maugree hir heed, / By verray force he rafte hir maydenheed; […]
Similar: despite, regardless of, with, for all, irrespective of, maugre, notwithstanding, in spite of, without considering, without regard for
adverb magre · malgre · mauger · maulgre · maugree
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Notwithstanding, despite everything.
cruell Mulciber would not obay / His threatfull pride, but did the more augment / His mighty rage, and with imperious sway / Him forst (maulgre) his fiercenesse to relent, / And backe retire […]
Similar: even so, nonetheless, withal
noun magre · malgre · mauger · maulgre · maugree
- Ill will; spite.
Talk about this word "maugre." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/maugre. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. maugre. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/maugre "maugre." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/maugre.Cite this
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title = {maugre},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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