overproud

[ oh-ver-proud ]

adjective

1. excessively proud.

Other Words From

• over·proudly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of overproud¹

before 1050; Middle English over prowde, Old English ofer-prūt. See over-, proud

Example Sentences

They say he wrought you ill, and was cruel when he should have been gentle with you, and was overproud of his office.

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Perhaps they were overproud and reserved, for they held themselves aloof from those about them.

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Item: Two bright eyes, a trifle overproud and willful, perhaps, but candid and full of laughter.

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May God prevent strife at home, but there be overproud hearts and over-cunning heads in this good land of ours.

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And if he was a bit overproud—it was only because those about him were overproud and foolish.

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