Prideful - Definition
prideful
adj 1: 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 [syn: disdainful, haughty,
imperious, lordly, overbearing, prideful,
sniffy, supercilious, swaggering]
2: joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success;
"rejoicing crowds filled the streets on VJ Day"; "a triumphal
success"; "a triumphant shout" [syn: exultant, exulting,
jubilant, prideful, rejoicing, triumphal,
triumphant]