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Definition of Proudful
1. prideful [adj] - See also: prideful
Lexicographical Neighbors of Proudful
Literary usage of Proudful
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Amenities of Literature, Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English by Isaac Disraeli (1842)
"There is " a narrowness and tenuity in their pronunciation," such as we may
fancy—for it is but a fancy—would steal out of the lips of reserved, proudful ..."
2. The Life of General William Booth: The Founder of the Salvation Army by Harold Begbie (1920)
"... and with its proudful delight in the object of its worship and devotion as
its most charming characteristic, shines through his fierce, tempestuous, ..."
3. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: To which is Prefixed, a by John Jamieson (1880)
"proudful, haughty, S.] PROOF or LEAD, PROOF OF SHOT, a protection, according to
the notions of the vulgar, from the influence of leaden bullets, ..."
4. Amenities of Literature: Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English by Isaac Disraeli, Benjamin Disraeli (1864)
"... and tenuity in their pronunciation," such as we may fancy — for it is but a
fancy — would steal out of the lips of reserved, proudful men, and who, ..."
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