prideful

English

Etymology

From pride +‎ -ful.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹʌɪdfəl/

Adjective

prideful (comparative more prideful, superlative most prideful)

1. (chiefly Scotland, Canada, US) Full of pride; haughty, arrogant.
   • 2000, George R.R. Martin, A Storm of Swords, Bantam, published 2011, page 475:

     ‘The man is ill-tempered, envious, and above all prideful.’

Synonyms

• arrogant, disdainful, haughty