·superl Feeling or manifesting pride, in a good or bad sense.
II. Proud ·superl Excited by sexual desire;
— applied particularly to the females of some animals.
III. Proud ·superl Having a feeling of high self-respect or self-esteem; exulting (in); elated;
— often with of; as, proud of one's country.
IV. Proud ·superl Possessing or showing too great self-esteem; overrating one's excellences; hence, arrogant; haughty; lordly; presumptuous.
V. Proud ·superl Giving reason or occasion for pride or self-gratulation; worthy of admiration; grand; splendid; magnificent; admirable; ostentatious.