prideful

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From pride +‎ -ful.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (UK) IPA: /ˈpɹʌɪdfəl/

Adjective [edit]

prideful (comparative more prideful, superlative most prideful)

  1. (chiefly Scotland, North America) Full of pride; haughty, arrogant.
    • 2000, Goerge RR Martin, A Storm of Swords, Bantam 2011, p. 475:
      ‘The man is ill-tempered, envious, and above all prideful.’

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