overproud
Americanadjective
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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
The one or two colleges that, for Puritan principles or thrift, or both, refused to give up their old plate, are not overproud of showing it.
From An American at Oxford by Corbin, John
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 Innes, A. Taylor
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 Taylor, H. Weston
We took ye, a raw liddie, some bit overproud of himself, and now I'm thinking we'll miss ye when we send ye back the makings of a man.
From The Mistress of Bonaventure by Bindloss, Harold
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