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:

• 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