prideful

prideful
adjective
1. having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
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some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines

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haughty aristocrats

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his lordly manners were offensive

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walked with a prideful swagger

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very sniffy about breaches of etiquette

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his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air

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"a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer

Syn:
Similar to: ↑proud
Derivationally related forms: ↑superciliousness (for: ↑supercilious), ↑overbearingness (for: ↑overbearing), ↑lordliness (for: ↑lordly), ↑imperiousness (for: ↑imperious), ↑haughtiness (for: ↑haughty), ↑disdainfulness (for: ↑disdainful)
2. joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
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rejoicing crowds filled the streets on VJ Day

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a triumphal success

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a triumphant shout

Syn: ↑exultant, ↑exulting, ↑jubilant, ↑rejoicing, ↑triumphal, ↑triumphant
Similar to: ↑elated
Derivationally related forms:

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