prideful
AdjectiveSynonyms:
disdainfulhaughtyimperiouslordlyoverbearingsniffysuperciliousswaggeringexultantexultingjubilantrejoicing
WordNet 3.0
Adjective (2)
- 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”“a more swaggering mood than usual — W.L.Shirer”Synonyms: disdainfulhaughtyimperiouslordlyoverbearingsniffysuperciliousswaggering
- joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success“rejoicing crowds filled the streets on VJ Day”“a triumphal success”“a triumphant shout”Synonyms: exultantexultingjubilantrejoicingtriumphaltriumphant
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Prideful \Pride"ful\, a. Full of pride; haughty. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster] -- Pride"ful*ly, adv. -- Pride"ful-ness, n. [1913 Webster]