prideful

pride·ful

adjective

Arrogant; disdainful.
Highly pleased; elated.

Related Forms:

pride′ful·ly
adverb

pride′ful·ness
noun

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Adjective

(comparative more prideful, superlative most prideful)

(chiefly Scotland, North America) Full of pride; haughty, arrogant.

Origin

From pride +"Ž -ful.

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Feeling prideful of their homeland, Lynyrd Skynyrd recorded Sweet Home Alabama in response to what they felt were overly generalized attacks from a northerner.

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