Word Meanings - OVERPROUD - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Exceedingly or unduly proud. "Overproud of his victory." Milton.

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• PROUDLING
  A proud or haughty person. Sylvester.
• VICTORY
  The defeat of an enemy in battle, or of an antagonist in any contest; a gaining of the superiority in any struggle or competition; conquest; triumph; -- the opposite of Ant: defeat. Death is swallowed up in victory. 1 Cor. xv. 54. God on our side,
• PROUD
  prout, prud, prut, AS. prut; akin to Icel. pruedhr stately, handsome, 1. Feeling or manifesting pride, in a good or bad sense; as: Possessing or showing too great self-esteem; overrating one's excellences; hence, arrogant; haughty; lordly;
• OVERPROUD
  Exceedingly or unduly proud. "Overproud of his victory." Milton.
• PROUDISH
  Somewhat proud. Ash.
• MILTONIAN
  Miltonic. Lowell.
• PROUDLY
  In a proud manner; with lofty airs or mien; haughtily; arrogantly; boastfully. Proudly he marches on, and void of fear. Addison.
• MILTONIC
  Of, pertaining to, or resembling, Milton, or his writings; as, Miltonic prose.
• EXCEEDINGLY
  To a very great degree; beyond what is usual; surpassingly. It signifies more than very.
• UNDULY
  In an undue manner.
• PROUDNESS
  The quality of being proud; pride. Set aside all arrogancy and proudness. Latimer.
• TOP-PROUD
  Proud to the highest degree. "This top-proud fellow." Shak.
• HAMILTON PERIOD
  A subdivision of the Devonian system of America; -- so named from Hamilton, Madison Co., New York. It includes the Marcellus, Hamilton, and Genesee epochs or groups. See the Chart of Geology.
• WINTER-PROUD
  Having too rank or forward a growth for winter. When either corn is winter-proud, or other plants put forth and bud too early. Holland.
• MISPROUD
  Viciously proud. Shak.
• PLACE-PROUD
  Proud of rank or office. Beau. & Fl.
• PURSE-PROUD
  Affected with purse pride; puffed up with the possession of riches.