purse-proud

1. 1.

   proud or arrogant because of your wealth (especially in the absence of other distinction)

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Questions about purse-proud

What does purse-proud mean?

purse-proud means "proud or arrogant because of your wealth (especially in the absence of other distinction)".

How many syllables are in purse-proud?

purse-proud has 3 syllables: pur-se--proud. The stress falls on "pur".

Is purse-proud a common word?

purse-proud is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.