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Definition of Pridefully
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pridefully
Literary usage of Pridefully
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine by Roy J. Friedman Mark Twain Collection (Library of Congress) (1913)
""Thar," he said suddenly to his colleagues, waving his hand pridefully toward
the distant figure—"thar is Mis' Casey, my wife, by Christian name Editha. ..."
2. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1873)
"The bored smile, when the customer speaks pridefully of the exceptional cleverness
of her sister-in-law's second cousin's children. 5. ..."
3. France by Guizot (François), Witt (Henriette Elizabeth), Mayo Williamson Hazeltine (1898)
"... and began to cry aloud, ' Most gracious sir, forgive us thy wrath and thy
displeasure, for we have done wickedly and pridefully towards thee. ..."
4. The Bookman (1910)
"Think, then, of my feelings when I pridefully state that I have a book now running
through the press as swiftly as human ingenuity know how to imprint. ..."
5. The history of France, tr. by R. Black. (Vol. 6-8 ed. by madame de Witt). by François Pierre G. Guizot (1872)
"... and began to cry aloud, ' Most gracious sir, forgive us thy wrath and thy
displeasure, for we have done wickedly and pridefully towards thee. ..."
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