purse-proud

[ purs-proud ]

/ ˈpɜrsˌpraʊd /

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adjective

proud of one's wealth, especially in an arrogant or showy manner.

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Origin of purse-proud

First recorded in 1675–85

Words nearby purse-proud

purpurin, purr, purree, purse, purse crab, purse-proud, purser, purse seine, purse strings, purse-string suture, purslane

How to use purse-proud in a sentence

And this does not look very well in one who, when he was poor, was particularly bitter on "a purse-proud aristocracy."
Duffels|Edward Eggleston
See, said these voices, see these purse-proud commoners who deny their parents!
The Ruins|C. F. [Constantin Francois de] Volney
He doesn't know how to be rude, or ill bred, or purse-proud.
Peter|F. Hopkinson Smith
Thake that, sur, wid me compliments, yees purse-proud parvenu.'
The Comstock Club|Charles Carroll Goodwin

Smug, purse-proud and evil, his bloated countenance was most suggestive.
Berry And Co.|Dornford Yates