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prideful

  • /ˈpɹʌɪdfəl/ UK

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

adjective more prideful · most prideful

  1. Canada, Scotland, US Full of pride. The man is ill-tempered, envious, and above all prideful.

    Similar: arrogant, disdainful, haughty

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

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adj full of pride

Españolsoberbio, soberbioso, desvanecido (desus.)
日本語自慢の jiman no, 高慢な kōman na, 傲慢な gōman na, 自信過剰な jishinkajō na, 傲然な gōzen na
中文傲然 àorán, 驕傲 /骄傲 jiāo'ào
हिन्दीघमंडी ghamaṇḍī, अभिमानी abhimānī, दंभी dambhī
Portuguêsorgulhoso, soberbo
Françaisorgueilleux
Deutschstolz
Italianoorgoglioso, fiero
Românămândru, orgolios, îngâmfat
Русскийго́рдый górdyj, зано́счивый zanósčivyj, высокоме́рный vysokomérnyj, надме́нный nadménnyj, спеси́вый spesívyj
العربيةمَغْرُور maḡrūr, فَخُور faḵūr

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@misc{prideful_2026,
  title = {prideful},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/prideful},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}