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parvenu

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7 lettersPronunciation /ˈpɑː.və.njuː/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted aenpruvStarts with PEnds with U0 clues
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Definitions

  1. of or characteristic of a parvenu

Word origin

Borrowed from French parvenu, past participle of parvenir, from Latin perveniō (“arrive, reach”).

Used in a sentence

  • But the favourite's power and influence provoke intense ill-feeling among other courtiers, who regard him as a sinister, usurping parvenu with ideas above his station, or perhaps even a sorcerer.
  • The Progressives were of the educated middle class, angry at the rule of parvenu financiers and industrialists.
  • The majority of the adults, however, viewed Luisa Santiaga as the precious jewel of a rich and powerful family whom a parvenu telegraph operator was courting not for love but self-interest.

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