houseproud

adj

Etymology

From house + proud.

  1. derived from prode
  2. derived from prod
  3. inherited from prūd
  4. inherited from proud
  5. compounded as houseproud — “house + proud

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of house-proud.

    • Miss Molyneux was extremely proud of her doors and ceilings and fire places, but indeed she was altogether what Lancashire folk call a "houseproud woman."
    • We also witness Marlowe at his most houseproud, serving coffee for Eileen Wade[…]
    • Houses are not mirrors for Narcissuses, and even the most houseproud people don't eat off the kitchen floor, whatever they say.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA