What's the difference between egotistical and prideful?

Egotistical


Definition:

  • (a.) Addicted to, or manifesting, egotism.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Arrogant, narcissistic, egotistical, brilliant – all of that I can handle in Paul,” Levinson writes.
  • (2) I had lived 20 years of manic self-fulfilment, but now all those experiences I had so carefully curated for myself seemed egotistical, empty, without someone to pass them on to.
  • (3) With radio, it's much more immediate and I much more directly feel what I can put out as a programme and that's quite satisfying in its own ravingly egotistical way.
  • (4) He must have known, in a very kind and non-egotistical way, that a kind word from him could change a person’s life for the better.
  • (5) When the negotiations step into egotistical political territory – rather than cooperation – taxpayers will lose even more faith in the people they send to Washington, just as they did last year.
  • (6) He was the opposite of an egotist, being neither boastful nor conceited, but his professional personality had a streak of the kindly egoist to it.
  • (7) What I think is that he is a man of extremes: that he is driven and brave, fearful and insecure; that he is courteous and kind, rude and egotistical; that he is crazily romantic, asphyxiatingly possessive; that he is intelligent and self-contained, stupid and hot-headed.
  • (8) You get accused of being egotistical and thinking of the brand of 'The Great LeBron' as an individual - but you took a lot of flak for saying you wanted to be part of a team with other great players I know exactly what you mean.
  • (9) But we soon realised how naive, even egotistical, this was.
  • (10) Trust yourself to love them in the condition they’re in, instead of ignorantly and egotistically giving useless advice that won’t ultimately change their prognosis.
  • (11) As much as you want to believe he's the same clutch-free, semi-oblivious egotist of those pre-championship years, that's not him any longer.
  • (12) The minutiae of his plans are thrilling to anyone who's a fashion nerd, but what is particularly fascinating is how all of Hedi's work – reported by naysayers as disrespectful, egotistical – was actually inspired by Yves Saint Laurent himself.
  • (13) It seems Pearson's withering deconstruction of Brown's often abrasive and egotistical modus operandi has left him a little chastened – and extremely defensive.
  • (14) Sick of tacky reality shows with egotistic wannabes?
  • (15) It’s frequently suggested that millennials , who have grown up surrounded by technology that can meet their every need, are more egotistical and selfish than their parents’ generation, and perhaps this is the case.
  • (16) The British star of The Amazing Spider-Man, Andrew Garfield , has fiercely denied reports that he upset a five-year-old cancer survivor at last Sunday's Oscars through alleged "egotistical" behaviour.
  • (17) Furthermore, convincing your fellow audience members that you are honestly trying to contribute will recast you not as a selfish egotist but a lovable buffoon.
  • (18) Together, these would aggregate into the city as a work of art, the vision of heroic egotists in generational revolt against the 19th century.
  • (19) There had been rumblings over Ramphele's egotistical behaviour and some staff going unpaid.
  • (20) An egotist and a populist, Perez is a figure who enjoys the summer months far more than the season itself because he can't control everything that happens out on the pitch.

Prideful


Definition:

  • (a.) Full of pride; haughty.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Enough with Clintonism and its prideful air of professional-class virtue.
  • (2) Although there was already satisfaction in the development of dementia-friendly pharmacies and Pride in Practice, a new standard of excellence in healthcare for gay, lesbian and bisexual patients, the biggest achievement so far was the bringing together of a strategic partnership of 37 NHS, local government and social organisations.
  • (3) Gassmann, whose late father, Vittorio , was a critically acclaimed star of Italian cinema in its heyday in the 1960s, tweeted over the weekend with the hashtag #Romasonoio (I am Rome), calling on the city’s residents to be an example of civility and clean up their own little corners of Rome with pride.
  • (4) The writer Palesa Morudu told me that she sees, in the South African pride that "we did it", a troubling anxiety that we can't: "Why are we celebrating that we built stadiums on time?
  • (5) It's an attractive idea, and yet pride in Europe appears to be giving way to populism and hostility within the union.
  • (6) He points to the seat where his friend was hit; he says only pride prevents him from lying on the floor for the entire journey.
  • (7) As well as a portrait of Austen, the new note will include images of her writing desk and quills at Chawton Cottage, in Hampshire, where she lived; her brother's home, Godmersham Park, which she visited often, and is thought to have inspired some of her novels, and a quote from Miss Bingley, in Pride and Prejudice: "I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading!"
  • (8) She said that want mattered now was “to help a human being [Suárez] and see if the group [the national team] shows its pride and love of Uruguay”.
  • (9) In a series of analyses guided by intuitive hypotheses, the Smith and Ellsworth theoretical approach, and a relatively unconstrained, open-ended exploration of the data, the situations were found to vary with respect to the emotions of pride, jealousy or envy, pride in the other, boredom, and happiness.
  • (10) Katwala says the old choice was between national pride on the one hand and acceptance that Britain had changed on the other: "Now we can be proud of the nation that has changed."
  • (11) We make mistakes, and fall victim to the temptations of pride, and power, and sometimes evil.
  • (12) Some were less fortunate, but panic has given way to a Balkan pride and resilience.
  • (13) Last month, Black Lives Matter Toronto staged a sit-in during the city’s gay pride march, which the group had been invited to join as an honored guest.
  • (14) There was no repeat of last season's humiliation but it told of another Liverpool exertion against Oldham Athletic that Brendan Rodgers took pride only in a competitive Anfield appearance for his son, Anton.
  • (15) In fact, it was Howard who first introduced a teenage Martin Amis to the delights of reading when she gave him a copy of Pride and Prejudice .
  • (16) The results surpassed all expectations and the change process has instilled a new sense of pride among nurses at the hospital and sparked the development of training sessions for other nurses in the region.
  • (17) Prime minister Lee Hsien Loong called the snap election more than a year early in the hope of riding a wave of national pride following the country’s recent 50th anniversary.
  • (18) He tells me with huge pride that she has an MBE for her work in the health service.
  • (19) A source of enormous national pride, China’s space program plans a total of 20 missions this year at a time when the US and other countries’ programs are seeking new roles.
  • (20) BBC1 will also screen a three-part adaptation of PD James' Death Comes to Pemberley, the Jane Austen homage in the 200th anniversary year of Pride and Prejudice, as well as a three-part adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's Jamaica Inn and Remember Me, a ghost story by Gwyneth Hughes (Five Days, The Girl).