overproud
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of overproud
before 1050; Middle English over prowde, Old English ofer-prūt. See over-, proud
Example Sentences
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A little overproud of its achievement, G.E. declared it had scooped the industry.
From Time Magazine Archive
But I take no credit fer thet Gawd give me the skill ter do hit, an' I might hev used hit ter better purpose then ofttimes I did, fer I was overproud er my skill.
From 'Smiles' A Rose of the Cumberlands by H. Weston Taylor
Item: Two bright eyes, a trifle overproud and willful, perhaps, but candid and full of laughter.
From Polly Oliver's Problem by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin
Inger drove on, feeling all set up and pleased with herself, and, coming into the village, she may have been a trifle overproud in her bearing.
From Growth of the Soil by Knut Hamsun
One lady commenced to praise his works for God's cause: 'Tongue! tongue! lady,' he broke in; 'flesh of itself is overproud, and needs no means to esteem itself.'
From John Knox by A. Taylor Innes
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