Prideful

Pronunciation: /praɪd.fəl/

Definitions of prideful

adjective having or showing excessive self-esteem or arrogance; full of pride

Example Sentences

A1 She felt prideful when she received a gold star for her drawing.

A2 The team was prideful of their victory in the championship game.

B1 His prideful attitude often rubbed people the wrong way.

B2 Despite his prideful nature, he was always willing to help others in need.

C1 Her prideful demeanor sometimes came across as arrogant to those around her.

C2 The artist was known for his prideful perfectionism in his work.

Examples of prideful in a Sentence

formal She was often described as prideful, always holding her head high and speaking confidently.

informal He's a bit too prideful for my liking, always boasting about his accomplishments.

slang Don't be so prideful, no one likes a show-off.

figurative His prideful attitude was like a shield, hiding his insecurities from the world.

Grammatical Forms of prideful

• past tense: prided
• plural: pridefuls
• comparative: more prideful
• superlative: most prideful
• present tense: pride
• future tense: will pride
• perfect tense: have prided
• continuous tense: am priding
• singular: prideful
• positive degree: prideful
• infinitive: to pride
• gerund: priding
• participle: prided

Origin and Evolution of prideful

First Known Use: 1601 year

Language of Origin: English

Story behind the word: The word 'prideful' originates from the combination of 'pride' and the suffix '-ful' which means full of or characterized by.

Evolution of the word: Originally used to describe someone full of pride or having a sense of self-worth, 'prideful' has evolved to also connote arrogance or excessive self-importance in modern usage.