Results for proud
Definitions of proud:
part of speech: adjective
Having too great selfesteem; arrogant; haughty; having proper self- respect; as, too proud to beg; having a feeling of glad satisfaction; as, proud of a friend's success; gratifled; spirited; grand.
part of speech: adjective
Having inordinate self- esteem; lofty of mien; grand of person; possessing an unreasonable opinion of one's own excellence; conceited; arrogant; haughty; diseased or fungous, as proud flesh.
part of speech: adverb
Proudly.
part of speech: adjective
Having excessive selfesteem: arrogant: haughty: daring: grand: ostentatious.
Usage examples for proud:
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He was proud of me.
"The Crisis, Complete", Winston Churchill Last Updated: March 6, 2009 -
Strange that some men should be proud of being mean!
"The Disowned, Complete", Edward Bulwer-Lytton -
And he's so proud
"The Inside of the Cup, Complete", Winston Churchill Last Updated: March 5, 2009 -
" I'll even be a little late," she thought, proud of herself.
"The Happy Foreigner", Enid Bagnold