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au·gust

(ô-gŭst′)
adj.
Respected and dignified: the august presence of the monarch. See Synonyms at grand.
[Latin augustus; see aug- in Indo-European roots.]
au·gust′ly adv.
au·gust′ness n.

Au·gust

(ô′gəst)
n.
The eighth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar. See Table at calendar.
[Middle English, from Old English, from Latin (mēnsis) Augustus, (month) of Augustus, after Augustus.]
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To me it soon grew to be so nobly, so augustly ugly, that it was difficult to stay away from it, even for a little while.
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