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prideful

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prideful in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
    "some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"; "haughty aristocrats"; "his lordly manners were offensive"; "walked with a prideful swagger"; "very sniffy about breaches of etiquette"; "his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air"; "a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer
    disdainful  haughty  imperious  lordly  overbearing  prideful  sniffy  supercilious  swaggering 
  2. joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
    "rejoicing crowds filled the streets on VJ Day"; "a triumphal success"; "a triumphant shout"
    exultant  exulting  jubilant  prideful  rejoicing  triumphal  triumphant 
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