Word Meanings - PROUDISH - Book Publishers vocabulary database
Somewhat proud. Ash.
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- PROUDLING
A proud or haughty person. Sylvester. - 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; - SOMEWHAT
1. More or less; a certain quantity or degree; a part, more or less; something. These salts have somewhat of a nitrous taste. Grew. Somewhat of his good sense will suffer, in this transfusion, and much of the beauty of his thoughts will be lost. - PROUDISH
Somewhat proud. Ash. - PROUDLY
In a proud manner; with lofty airs or mien; haughtily; arrogantly; boastfully. Proudly he marches on, and void of fear. Addison. - PROUDNESS
The quality of being proud; pride. Set aside all arrogancy and proudness. Latimer. - OVERPROUD
Exceedingly or unduly proud. "Overproud of his victory." Milton. - TOP-PROUD
Proud to the highest degree. "This top-proud fellow." Shak. - 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.