overproudadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈpraʊd/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈpraʊd/

Forms: see over- prefix and proud adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, proud adj.

Etymology: < over- prefix + proud adj.Also attested as a surname in early Middle English: Adam Ouerprud (1218).

Excessively proud. Also as n. (with the and plural agreement): people who are too proud as a class.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > [adjective] > extremely or excessively proud

overproudOE

mad-proudc1450

Luciferine1543

Luciferousc1554

Luciferian?1570

top-proud1623

fastuose1674

as pleased (also proud, etc.) as Punch1796

as proud as Lucifer1839

OE tr. Defensor Liber Scintillarum (1969) lviii. 352 Uoluntas in eis sola superba est : willa on him sylf oferprut ys.

a1400 (c1303) R. Mannyng Handlyng Synne (Harl.) 3097 Ygh.yf þou art wel wyþ þe kyng, Or with anoþer lordyng, Bere þe nat over prout þerfore To þy perys out of skore.

?a1400 (a1338) R. Mannyng Chron. (Petyt) (1996) i. 4140 His giftes he gaf largely, he wist to whom & was worþi; fals & felon he couth knowe, þe ouer proude he held þam lowe.

a1425 (a1400) Prick of Conscience (Galba & Harl.) (1863) 589 (MED) Whar-for I hald a man noght witty Þat here es over-prowde and ioly.

a1500 (?a1450) Gesta Romanorum (BL Add. 9066) (1879) 84 Hit be-felle ones that he was over provde ayenst god.

1606 No-body & Some-body sig. E2^v Insulting, ouer-proude, ambitious woman.

1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida ii. iii. 122 We thinke him ouer-proud And vnder-honest.

1671 J. Sharp Midwives Bk. i. xiii. 52 That vain Man should not be over proud of his beginning.

a1722 J. Toland Coll. Several Pieces (1726) I. 357 There are Books..whose Authors understand so little of the subject in debate,..that without being over proud, they deserve no attention.

1819 W. Scott Ivanhoe III. i. 24 I will rescue her from yonder over-proud knight, and he shall die by my hand!

1886 W. Alexander St. Augustine's Holiday i. 8 At noon, not overproud, They help'd the rustics with the vines or herd.

1949 Philos. & Phenomenol. Res. 10 8 Intelligence which is overproud of itself belies itself.

2000 Sunday Times (Nexis) 7 May There's nothing worse than the overproud dad who boasts the sun shines out of his offspring's nappy.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	overproud
释义	overproudadj.n. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈpraʊd/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈpraʊd/ Forms: see over- prefix and proud adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, proud adj. Etymology: < over- prefix + proud adj.Also attested as a surname in early Middle English: Adam Ouerprud (1218). Excessively proud. Also as n. (with the and plural agreement): people who are too proud as a class. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > [adjective] > extremely or excessively proud overproudOE mad-proudc1450 Luciferine1543 Luciferousc1554 Luciferian?1570 top-proud1623 fastuose1674 as pleased (also proud, etc.) as Punch1796 as proud as Lucifer1839 OE tr. Defensor Liber Scintillarum (1969) lviii. 352 Uoluntas in eis sola superba est : willa on him sylf oferprut ys. a1400 (c1303) R. Mannyng Handlyng Synne (Harl.) 3097 Ygh.yf þou art wel wyþ þe kyng, Or with anoþer lordyng, Bere þe nat over prout þerfore To þy perys out of skore. ?a1400 (a1338) R. Mannyng Chron. (Petyt) (1996) i. 4140 His giftes he gaf largely, he wist to whom & was worþi; fals & felon he couth knowe, þe ouer proude he held þam lowe. a1425 (a1400) Prick of Conscience (Galba & Harl.) (1863) 589 (MED) Whar-for I hald a man noght witty Þat here es over-prowde and ioly. a1500 (?a1450) Gesta Romanorum (BL Add. 9066) (1879) 84 Hit be-felle ones that he was over provde ayenst god. 1606 No-body & Some-body sig. E2^v Insulting, ouer-proude, ambitious woman. 1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida ii. iii. 122 We thinke him ouer-proud And vnder-honest. View more context for this quotation 1671 J. Sharp Midwives Bk. i. xiii. 52 That vain Man should not be over proud of his beginning. a1722 J. Toland Coll. Several Pieces (1726) I. 357 There are Books..whose Authors understand so little of the subject in debate,..that without being over proud, they deserve no attention. 1819 W. Scott Ivanhoe III. i. 24 I will rescue her from yonder over-proud knight, and he shall die by my hand! 1886 W. Alexander St. Augustine's Holiday i. 8 At noon, not overproud, They help'd the rustics with the vines or herd. 1949 Philos. & Phenomenol. Res. 10 8 Intelligence which is overproud of itself belies itself. 2000 Sunday Times (Nexis) 7 May There's nothing worse than the overproud dad who boasts the sun shines out of his offspring's nappy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.OE
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