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PROUDLY
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I. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
With pride; in a proud manner
Example:
he walked proudly into town
Classified under:
Pertainym:
proud (feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride)
Context examples:
What a triumph for him, as she often thought, could he know that the proposals which she had proudly spurned only four months ago, would now have been most gladly and gratefully received!
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
He put one hand in the front of his ragged jacket and pointed proudly with the other.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
So he was harnessed in again, and proudly he pulled as of old, though more than once he cried out involuntarily from the bite of his inward hurt.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
Her jet-black hair was gathered back under a light pink coif, her head poised proudly upon her neck, and her step long and springy, like that of some wild, tireless woodland creature.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
He sat down again, but I could see that he sat firmly and proudly, as one who is on his dignity.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
"Always did Bidarshik journey in far places," Zilla interrupted proudly.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
Presently Jo appeared, proudly bearing a flannel bundle laid forth upon a large pillow.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
I could see Maud’s solicitude again growing, though she timidly—and even proudly, I think—forbore a repetition of her request.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
He bade his comrades good-bye and marched proudly away to do battle with the enemy.
(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)
"Our little girl has become a woman," Mrs. Morse said proudly to her husband an hour later.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
