pride
noun
a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
pridelessly
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a word derived from
pride.
Example Sentences
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He was enraged at having yielded to the temptation, and cursed himself blasphemously and pridelessly.
From Moon-Face by Jack London
"Thou art wise," he rejoined, without anger and pridelessly.
From Children of the Frost by Jack London
“All right,” he said pridelessly, “tyke it or leave it, I’ll like yer none the less for it.”
From The Sea Wolf by Jack London
He was enraged at having yielded to the temptation, and berated himself blasphemously and pridelessly.
From Brown Wolf and Other Jack London Stories Chosen and Edited By Franklin K. Mathiews by Jack London
And I've just confessed, too, that I didn't know a girl could care for any man as unutterably, as blindly and pridelessly, as Miriam cares for the man Garry is.
From Then I'll Come Back to You by Larry Evans
