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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Prideful  \Pride"ful\,  a. 
  Full  of  pride;  haughty.  --Tennyson.  --  {Pride"ful*ly},  adv 
  --  {Pride"ful-ness},  n. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [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}]




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