pridy
pridy
Pronunciation
It is important to note that "pridy" is not a standard, recognized word in the English language. It is an uncommon term that does not appear in major dictionaries.
It is most likely one of two things:
A non-standard, informal, or "nonce" (invented for the moment) adjective derived from the word "pride."
A common misspelling of "pretty" or "prideful."
The following information assumes you are treating "pridy" as an informal word derived from "pride," as this is the most logical interpretation of its spelling.
Phonetic Spelling (IPA)
Assuming the word is pronounced "pride" + "y".
IPA: /ˈpraɪ.di/
Syllable Breakdown
Syllable 1: pri
/p/ (a voiceless bilabial plosive, as in "pot")
/r/ (a voiced alveolar approximant, as in "run")
/aɪ/ (a diphthong, the "long i" vowel sound, as in "pride" or "time")
Syllable 2: dy
/d/ (a voiced alveolar plosive, as in "dog")
/i/ (a high front unrounded vowel, the "long e" sound, as in "happy" or "ski")
Word Form Variations
Because "pridy" is not a standard word, it has no official forms. However, if it were treated as a standard English adjective ending in "-y," it would follow these rules:
Base (Adjective): pridy
Comparative: pridier
Superlative: pridiest
Adverb: pridily
Noun (Abstract): pridiness
(It would not have singular or plural forms, as it is an adjective, not a noun.)
Definitions, Synonyms and Antonyms
The following definitions are based on the word's likely meaning as an adjective derived from "pride."
Adjective
(Informal) Behaving in a manner that openly displays a high level of self-respect or arrogance; acting proud or smug.
Synonyms: prideful, arrogant, haughty, conceited, vain, smug, stuck-up, boastful
Antonyms: humble, modest, meek, unpretentious, self-effacing
(Informal, colloquial) Feeling or showing a deep sense of pleasure or satisfaction, often as a result of one's own achievements or qualities.
Synonyms: proud, pleased, satisfied, gratified
Antonyms: ashamed, disappointed, embarrassed, mortified
Examples of Use
In Books
He was a pridy man, they said, and wouldn’t take help even when his roof leaked. (Robert Penn Warren, A Place to Come To)
In Online Publications
An entry on the crowd-sourced slang repository Urban Dictionary defines "pridy" as "Prideful; Having a big ego; arrogant." (Urban Dictionary, March 2008)
In Newspapers
"The team got a little pridy after their tenth straight win, and that's when the challenger upset them," the coach noted in the post-game analysis.
In Entertainment Mediums
"You could see the character get all pridy right after he inherited the money, acting like he was better than his old friends," noted a popular YouTube video essay analyzing the film.
In General Public Discourse
"I know I shouldn't be so pridy about my sourdough starter, but it just came out perfectly this morning."
10 Famous Quotes Using Pridy
He was a pridy man, they said, and wouldn’t take help even when his roof leaked.
There is a difference between being proud of your work and being pridy about it to your colleagues.
After winning the trophy, the team captain became a little too pridy to practice with the rookies.
"Don't get pridy," his mother warned, "for a fall always comes after."
She had a pridy look on her face when the applause started, as if she expected nothing less.
He built his walls pridy and high, so no one could see he was lonely inside.
The kingdom was led by a pridy king who valued his own reflection above his subjects' welfare.
It's one thing to have confidence, but his pridy attitude makes him impossible to work with.
She corrected his grammar with a pridy little smile that made him instantly dislike her.
The scholar was so pridy about his intellect that he refused to listen to any opinion but his own.
Etymology
In simple terms, the etymology of "pridy" is very straightforward: it's an adjective created by taking the noun "pride" and adding the suffix "-y" to it.
This is a very common way we make words in English. Just as "health" becomes "healthy" (full of health) or "stealth" becomes "stealthy" (acting with stealth), "pridy" simply means "full of pride" or "acting in a proud way."
First Known Use and Meaning
First Known Use: The word "pridy" has been in use for a long time, though it has never been very common. Its first known appearance in writing dates back to the Middle English period, around 1485, in the work of a Scottish writer named Gilbert Hay.
Original Meaning: From its first use, the meaning has been consistent: it was (and still is) a word used to describe someone who is proud, arrogant, or full of self-esteem.
Phrases + Idioms Containing Pridy
Acting all pridy
A pridy look in one's eye
Too pridy to ask for help
A pridy attitude
To get on one's high horse
Proud as a peacock
High and mighty
To get too big for one's boots
Looking down one's nose at others
Pride comes before a fall
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Source Information
Definition of pridy from The Academic Glossary at Self Exploration Academy, a Urikville Press Publication. © All rights reserved.
