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Prideful

//ˈpɹʌɪdfəl// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Full of pride. Canada, Scotland, US

    "The man is ill-tempered, envious, and above all prideful."

  2. 2
    Taking pride in something. Canada, Scotland, US

    "Where is the candle choice? the curtained charm? / Where each accompaniment we would espy? / The ever-wanted change, all clean and dry, / The wholesome gearing of the tiny form? / The father prideful as the scene reveals? / And the fond mother smiling as she feels?"

Adjective
  1. 1
    joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success wordnet
  2. 2
    having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English pridefulle, prydefull, equivalent to pride + -ful.

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