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proudly

adverb/ˈpɹaʊdli/

What It Means

In a proud manner.

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Proudly in Context

“A word of warning: You might notice a few more unshaved upper lips proudly displayed by men in the next few weeks.”

— 2011 November 1, Emily Smith, “‘Movember’ gets hairy, for a cause”, in CNN

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From Middle English proutly, proudliche, prudeliche, prudliche, prouteliche, from Old English prūtlīċe, equivalent to proud + -ly.

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