View synonyms for proudly

proudly

[ proud-lee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

with a feeling of pleasure or satisfaction over something regarded as highly honorable or creditable to oneself; with pride:
She proudly accepted her appointment to the cabinet.
in a stately, majestic, or magnificent manner; impressively:
Mount Rushmore is situated proudly in the Black Hills of South Dakota.

Origin of proudly¹

First recorded before 1000; proud ( def ) + -ly ( def )

So, happy 20th birthday to this proudly silly fashion classic.

A nurse with the insurance company has overruled the opinion of my oncologist—one of their proudly listed “providers.”

“Reality TV has had an evolution,” Valerie says, addressing the camera proudly.

Ani Amir Amreeka fi Sinjar,” said their father proudly, laughing, which translates as, “I am the prince of America in Sinjar.

We are proudly a nation of immigrants, but should be a nation of laws.

He was holding his big head high in the air, like a giraffe, and gazing proudly about him as he ran.

The woman he had felt so proudly would put Tony in his place—nodded consent!

Her features were perfectly regular, and she had a proudly-cut mouth, and such dazzling little teeth!

The newer nations boasted proudly of their immigration tables.

Then she proudly led the way to one of the largest and certainly the most decrepit looking of all the hovels in Dogtown.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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