prideful

[ prahyd-fuhl ]

adjective

1. thinking too highly of oneself; conceited, arrogant, or overconfident:

   I was too bitter and prideful and didn't think I needed the Addiction Recovery meetings, so I didn’t go.

2. full of a legitimate sense of self-worth or satisfaction because of one’s own or another’s accomplishment:

   It is a prideful moment for us as we congratulate our friend, one of ten winners of the annual Worldwide Robotics contest.

Other Words From

• pride·ful·ly adverb
• pride·ful·ness noun
• un·pride·ful adjective
• un·pride·ful·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of prideful¹

pride ( def ) + -ful ( def )

Example Sentences

Indeed, Friday’s scrimmage doubled as a celebration of UW’s prideful past.

From Seattle Times

In fact, what’s kept from each character — hidden embarrassments and prideful lies — is the greatest pull of the plot.

From New York Times

Wisconsinites are prideful and you already mentioned the bratwurst, but I want to talk about cheese curds, frozen custard, the beer.

From Salon

Which is why Washington moved into the Big Ten, too, simultaneously burying the previously prideful Pac-12 Conference.

From Seattle Times

But repeat viewings of “The Zone of Interest,” which was awarded the Grand Prix at Cannes, reveal the precision Friedel brings to the role of a prideful cypher defined by his social standing.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• dignified
• proud
• self-respecting
• upstanding