purse-proud
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of purse-proud
First recorded in 1675–85
Example Sentences
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Leon Henderson had asked the purse-proud Budget Bureau for $210 million to up his staff of 7,300 to 90,000 price cops and helpers.
From Time Magazine Archive
Are we provincial, power-conscious, purse-proud, Paar-like, puerile, paternal, peace-loving, perceptive, practical, persuasive, principled, or phwhat?
From Time Magazine Archive
Who cares, since I do not, whether or not Herr von Heydeck hates me and thinks me haughty and purse-proud?
From Too Rich A Romance by Adolph Streckfuss
He was reputed rich, and somewhat addicted to making more than a proper display of his riches; in other words, he was "purse-proud."
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 14 by Various
Mr. Archer was purse-proud and consequential, and felt that he was entitled to deference on the score of his wealth and prominence.
From Wait and Hope A Plucky Boy's Luck by Horatio Alger
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