Prideful \Pride"ful\, a.
Full of pride; haughty. --Tennyson.
[1913 Webster] --
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
prideful
adj 1: having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of
those one views as unworthy; "some economists are
disdainful of their colleagues in other social
disciplines"; "haughty aristocrats"; "his lordly
manners were offensive"; "walked with a prideful
swagger"; "very sniffy about breaches of etiquette";
"his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air";
"shaggy supercilious camels"; "a more swaggering mood
than usual"- W.L.Shirer [syn: disdainful, haughty,
lordly, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering]
2: joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success;
"rejoicing crowds filled the streets on VJ Day"; "a
triumphal success"; "a triumphant shout" [syn: exultant,
exulting, jubilant, rejoicing, triumphal, triumphant]
WordNet (r) 2.0
18 Moby Thesaurus words for "prideful":
erect, house-proud, independent, proud, proud as Lucifer,
proud-blooded, proud-looking, proud-minded, proud-spirited,
proudful, proudhearted, purse-proud, self-confident,
self-esteeming, self-reliant, self-respecting, self-sufficient,
stiff-necked
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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