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prideful

[prahyd-fuhl] / ˈpraɪd fəl /


ADJECTIVE
self-respecting
Synonyms


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Knoxville was a small but prideful city at the time.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

This is not the time to be prideful about how much stress and responsibility you can take on.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 9, 2026

And the idea that what we think is right trumps everything and that our children are just extensions of ourselves, accessories, things to be judged in relation to us, as either prideful or shameful.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

While I firmly believe moviegoing audiences should be less averse to slow pacing, there’s an almost prideful lack of explanation for the context of images flickering across the screen.

From Salon • May 19, 2025

Shin remembers a stoutly built, prideful twelve-year-old named Ryu Hak Chul.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden




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