Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

purse-proud

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.89 in modern English

Syllables
purse-proud
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Haughty in the possession of riches.

Etymology

From purse + proud.

Inflected Forms

more purse-proud (comparative) most purse-proud (superlative) purseproud (alternative)

Questions

What does purse-proud mean?
Haughty in the possession of riches.
Where does purse-proud come from?
From purse + proud.

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