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proudly

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈpɹaʊdli/
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1

adv

Meaning 1

In a proud manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

with pride; in a proud manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he walked proudly into town

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: гордо (gordo) — in a proud manner
  • Catalan: orgullosament — in a proud manner
  • Czech: pyšně — in a proud manner
  • Czech: hrdě — in a proud manner
  • Esperanto: fiere — in a proud manner
  • Estonian: uhkelt — in a proud manner
  • French: fièrement — in a proud manner
  • Hungarian: büszkén — in a proud manner
  • Italian: fieramente — in a proud manner
  • Korean: 자랑스럽게 (jarangseureopge) — in a proud manner
  • Norman: fiéthement — in a proud manner
  • Old English: ofermōdlīċe — in a proud manner
  • Polish: dumnie — in a proud manner
  • Portuguese: orgulhosamente — in a proud manner
  • Slovak: pyšne — in a proud manner
  • Slovak: hrdo — in a proud manner
  • Spanish: fieramente — in a proud manner
  • Spanish: orgullosamente — in a proud manner
  • Swedish: stolt — in a proud manner