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Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
prideful is an adjective meaning "having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy". It carries 2 recorded senses.
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
“some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines”
“haughty aristocrats”
“his lordly manners were offensive”
“walked with a prideful swagger”
“very sniffy about breaches of etiquette”
“his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air”
“a more swaggering mood than usual”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for prideful come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.