Prideworthy

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Worthy of pride or of being proud.

    "Many adolescents go through a crisis when this kind of simple pride in a cherished group collides with appraisal-based evidence that the actions of the group are not all that pride-worthy (for me, it was the Boy Scouts)."

Example

More examples

"Many adolescents go through a crisis when this kind of simple pride in a cherished group collides with appraisal-based evidence that the actions of the group are not all that pride-worthy (for me, it was the Boy Scouts)."

Etymology

From pride + -worthy.

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