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Prideful — Pride ful, a. Full of pride; haughty. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] {Pride ful*ly}, adv. {Pride ful ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prideful — index inflated (vain), orgulous, pretentious (pompous), proud (conceited), supercilious … Law dictionary
prideful — pride ► NOUN 1) a feeling of deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from achievements, qualities, or possessions. 2) a cause or source of such a feeling. 3) consciousness of one s own dignity. 4) the quality of having an excessively high opinion… … English terms dictionary
prideful — adjective 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… … Useful english dictionary
Prideful-ness — Prideful Pride ful, a. Full of pride; haughty. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] {Pride ful*ly}, adv. {Pride ful ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prideful — adjective Date: 15th century full of pride: as a. disdainful, haughty b. exultant, elated • pridefully adverb • pridefulness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
prideful — pride·ful (prīdʹfəl) adj. 1. Arrogant; disdainful. 2. Highly pleased; elated. prideʹful·ly adv. prideʹful·ness n. * * * … Universalium
prideful — Synonyms and related words: 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,… … Moby Thesaurus
prideful — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Overly convinced of one s own superiority and importance: arrogant, haughty, high and mighty, insolent, lofty, lordly, overbearing, overweening, proud, supercilious, superior. Idiom: on one s high horse. See… … English dictionary for students
prideful — adj. proud, taking satisfaction in ; arrogant, conceited; haughty, boastful … English contemporary dictionary
