Misproud
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Misproud is an adjective meaning (archaic) Unduly or unwarrantably proud or vain; wrongly proud; arrogant; haughty.
Meaning
(archaic) Unduly or unwarrantably proud or vain; wrongly proud; arrogant; haughty.
Example Sentences
See, in the distance advancing, Richmond's misproud array, Fighting for Henry the traitor.
Yet was the song acclaimed of these aloud Whose praise had made mute bumbleness misproud, [...]
It is grete scorne to se a mysproude knave / With a clerke that connynge is to prate: / Lete theym go lowse theym, in the devylles date.
"[...] He hath, I know not how, wrung forth a noble haunch of venison and store of Bourdeaux wine from some misproud malignant here at Naseby!"
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include impostrous, imposturous, misminded, imposterous, misconfident, impostured.
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