prideworthy en · ADJ
Etymology
From pride + -worthy.
Meanings
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Worthy of pride or of being proud.
Many adolescents go through a crisis when this kind of simple pride in a cherished group collides with appraisal-based evidence that the actions of the group are not all that pride-worthy (for me, it was the Boy Scouts).
2013, Roger Giner-Sorolla, Judging Passions: Moral Emotions in Persons and Groups:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pride-worthy | alternative | lexicographic | |
| most prideworthy | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more prideworthy | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |