prideful
adjective
thinking too highly of oneself; conceited, arrogant, or overconfident.
pridefulness
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a word derived from
prideful.
Example Sentences
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Cumming and the producers know they’re playing with people who love being the center of attention and love winning — and manipulate their pridefulness to reduce them to wrecks.
From Salon ● Jan. 9, 2025
While there’s humor in Nick’s jealousy of his rich and handsome competitor, Sandler laces it with a feeling of threatened ego and husbandly pridefulness.
From New York Times ● Mar. 31, 2023
Thus, handing down to its undergraduates a rule about acquiring clothes reflective of school pride and pridefulness, I hope to influence their peers across the nation.
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2014
“It’s special because of the pridefulness that both teams have.”
From Washington Post ● Nov. 25, 2011
The Truman troupe can be arrogant about these distinctions they make, but their pridefulness is an ingredient of their success.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
