pridefully
In haughty manner
Pridefully means in a manner showing pride—with satisfaction in one's achievements, status, or possessions.
The word can be neutral or positive: She pridefully displayed her daughter's artwork.
But it often carries a hint of excessive self-regard, suggesting the pride may be unwarranted or off-putting: He pridefully announced his promotion to anyone who would listen.
With disdainful superiority
- superciliouslyActing superior to others
- disdainfullyWith arrogant dismissal
- contemptuouslyWith scorn or derision
- condescendinglyWith arrogant superiority
pompously · imperiously · snobbishly · loftily · patronizingly · smugly · scornfully · overbearingly
With vain self-absorption
- preeningGrooming with vanity
- conceitedlyWith excessive self-admiration
- showilyIn flamboyant manner
- ostentatiouslyIn a showy manner
flamboyantly · peacocking · prettily · glamorously · flashily · dandified · self-obsessed
With ethical conduct
- noblyIn an honorable manner
- worthilyIn a meriting manner
- uprightlyWith moral correctness
- decorouslyWith proper behavior
majestically · regally · stately · augustly · composed · gracefully · solemnly · ceremoniously
With bold self-trust
- boldlyWith fearless confidence
- assertivelyIn a self-assured way
- resolutelyWith firm determination
- unflinchinglyWithout shrinking back
steadfastly · courageously · valiantly · bravely · determinedly · poised · aplomb · self-possessed
haughtily
With disdainful superiority
- superciliouslyActing superior to others
- disdainfullyWith arrogant dismissal
- contemptuouslyWith scorn or derision
condescendingly · pompously · imperiously · snobbishly · loftily · patronizingly · smugly · scornfully · overbearingly · presumptuously
narcissistically
With vain self-absorption
- preeningGrooming with vanity
- conceitedlyWith excessive self-admiration
- showilyIn flamboyant manner
ostentatiously · flamboyantly · peacocking · prettily · glamorously · flashily · dandified · self-obsessed
honorably
With ethical conduct
decorously · majestically · regally · stately · augustly · composed · gracefully · solemnly · ceremoniously · reverently
self-assuredly
With bold self-trust
- boldlyWith fearless confidence
- assertivelyIn a self-assured way
- resolutelyWith firm determination
unflinchingly · steadfastly · courageously · valiantly · bravely · determinedly · poised · aplomb · self-possessed · unwaveringly
pridefullyhumbly
Without pride or arrogance
modestly · meekly · self-effacingly · unassumingly · sheepishly