Prideful

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Prideful \Pride"ful\, a.
     Full of pride; haughty. --Tennyson.
     [1913 Webster] -- {Pride"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Pride"ful-ness},
     n.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  prideful
       adj 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 prideful
              swagger"; "very sniffy about breaches of etiquette";
              "his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air";
              "shaggy supercilious camels"; "a more swaggering mood
              than usual"- W.L.Shirer [syn: {disdainful}, {haughty},
               {lordly}, {sniffy}, {supercilious}, {swaggering}]
       2: joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success;
          "rejoicing crowds filled the streets on VJ Day"; "a
          triumphal success"; "a triumphant shout" [syn: {exultant},
           {exulting}, {jubilant}, {rejoicing}, {triumphal}, {triumphant}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  18 Moby Thesaurus words for "prideful":
     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, self-sufficient,
     stiff-necked