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单词 proudish
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proudishadj.

Brit. /ˈpraʊdɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈpraʊdɪʃ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: proud adj., -ish suffix1.
Etymology: < proud adj. + -ish suffix1.
Somewhat proud, rather proud.
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the mind > emotion > pride > [adjective] > somewhat proud
proudish1658
1658 A. Cokayne Trappolin iv. i, in Small Poems 462 I do remember my self well enough, yet Eo, Meo, and Areo, have made me something proudish.
1688 S. Penton Guardian's Instr. 49 Especially when they are a little proudish.
1827 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey IV. vi. i. 13 He said this with a proudish air.
1853 T. Watson Poems 45 I'm proudish, an' weel may I be't.
1977 Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 19 Jan. 5/7 West Indian parents..like to be regarded in their proudish ways that they pay the rent, they buy the food, so their children must be seen and not heard.
1996 Esquire (Nexis) Feb. 92 I knew this was the only time in my life that I was ever going to make a film, and I wanted it to be a film I could be proud of. Well, proudish.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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