Word Meanings - PROUDISH - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Somewhat proud. Ash.

Related words: (words related to PROUDISH)

• 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.