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Definition of Misproud
1. a. Viciously proud.
Definition of Misproud
1. Adjective. (obsolete) Viciously proud. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Misproud
1. unduly proud [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Misproud
Literary usage of Misproud
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Lady of the Lake by Walter Scott (1908)
"the Monarch said: ' Of thy misproud ambitious clan, 740 740. misproud, with false
pride. Ct. 3 King Henry FZ. ..."
2. The Lost Beauties of the English Language: An Appeal to Authors, Poets by Charles Mackay (1874)
"misproud, proud for a wrong reason, or in a wrong cause. Impairing Henry,
strengthening misproud York. Shakspeare: Henry VI. ..."
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