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purse-proud

purse-proud adjective: haughty in the possession of riches.

Adjective

purse-proud (comparative more purse-proud, superlative most purse-proud)

  1. Haughty in the possession of riches.

Forms of purse-proud

comparativemore purse-proud
superlativemost purse-proud
alternative formpurseproud

Origin of purse-proud

From purse + proud.

Questions about purse-proud

What does purse-proud mean?
Purse-proud means haughty in the possession of riches.
What part of speech is purse-proud?
Purse-proud is an adjective.

Words near purse-proud in the dictionary

  1. purse string
  2. purse strings
  3. purse-bearer
  4. purse-bearers
  5. purse-pride
  6. purse-proud
  7. purse-seine
  8. purse-seined
  9. purse-seines
  10. purse-seining
  11. purse-string

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