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prideful |
Grep of noun prideful pridefulness Overview of adj prideful The adj prideful has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. disdainful, haughty, lordly, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering -- (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) 2. exultant, exulting, jubilant, prideful, rejoicing, triumphal, triumphant -- (joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success; "rejoicing crowds filled the streets on VJ Day"; "a triumphal success"; "a triumphant shout") Antonyms of adj prideful 2 senses of prideful Sense 1 disdainful, haughty, lordly, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering INDIRECT (VIA proud) -> humble Sense 2 exultant, exulting, jubilant, prideful, rejoicing, triumphal, triumphant INDIRECT (VIA elated) -> dejected Similarity of adj prideful 2 senses of prideful Sense 1 disdainful, haughty, lordly, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering => proud (vs. humble) Sense 2 exultant, exulting, jubilant, prideful, rejoicing, triumphal, triumphant => elated (vs. dejected) Attributes of adj prideful Familiarity of adj prideful prideful used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj prideful prideful Overview of adj prideful The adj prideful has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. disdainful, haughty, lordly, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering -- (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) 2. exultant, exulting, jubilant, prideful, rejoicing, triumphal, triumphant -- (joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success; "rejoicing crowds filled the streets on VJ Day"; "a triumphal success"; "a triumphant shout")
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