(~er, ~est)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If you feel ~, you feel pleased about something good that you possess or have done, or about something good that a person close to you has done.
I felt ~ of his efforts...
They are ~ that she is doing well at school...
I am ~ to be a Canadian...
Derek is now the ~ father of a bouncing baby girl.
? ashamed
ADJ: oft ADJ of n, ADJ that/to-inf
~ly
‘That’s the first part finished,’ he said ~ly.
ADV: ADV with v
2.
Your ~est moments or achievements are the ones that you are most ~ of.
This must have been one of the ~est moments of his busy and hard working life.
ADJ: ADJ n, usu ADJ-superl
3.
Someone who is ~ has respect for themselves and does not want to lose the respect that other people have for them.
He was too ~ to ask his family for help and support...
ADJ
4.
Someone who is ~ feels that they are better or more important than other people.
She was said to be ~ and arrogant.
= arrogant
? humble
ADJ disapproval