Pridefulle

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Having an excessively high opinion of oneself, often showing scorn or disdain toward others
2. Showing an inflated sense of one's own importance and superiority over other people
3. Characterized by arrogance, vanity, and a haughty attitude that looks down on those beneath oneself

Etymology: "Prideful" is a plain compound: "pride" plus the suffix "-ful," which English has long used to mean "full of" or "characterized by," as in "hopeful" or "fearful." The spelling "pridefulle," with its doubled "l," reflects Middle English practice, when the "-ful" ending was often written that way. The root "pride" comes from Old English "prȳde," formed from "prūd," the ancestor of modern "proud." So the word is built from the same base as "proud," with "-ful" added to describe someone or something full of that quality.