PROUDLY
proudly
(adverb) with pride; in a proud manner; “he walked proudly into town”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
proudly (comparative more proudly, superlative most proudly)
In a proud manner.
Source: Wiktionary
Proud"ly, adv.
Definition: In a proud manner; with lofty airs or mien; haughtily;
arrogantly; boastfully.
Proudly he marches on, and void of fear. Addison.
PROUD
Proud, a. [Compar. Prouder; superl. Proudest.] Etym: [OE. proud,
prout, prud, prut, AS. prut; akin to Icel. pruedhr stately, handsome,
Dan. prud handsome. Cf. Pride.]
1. Feeling or manifesting pride, in a good or bad sense; as:
(a) Possessing or showing too great self-esteem; overrating one's
excellences; hence, arrogant; haughty; lordly; presumptuous.
Nor much expect A foe so proud will first the weaker seek. Milton.
O death, made proud with pure and princely beauty ! Shak.
And shades impervious to the proud world's glare. Keble.
(b) Having a feeling of high self-respect or self-esteem; exulting
(in); elated; -- often with of; as, proud of one's country. "Proud to
be checked and soothed." Keble.
Are we proud men proud of being proud Thackeray.
2. Giving reason or occasion for pride or self-gratulation; worthy of
admiration; grand; splendid; magnificent; admirable; ostentatious.
"Of shadow proud." Chapman. "Proud titles." Shak. " The proud
temple's height." Dryden.
Till tower, and dome, and bridge-way proud Are mantled with a golden
cloud. Keble.
3. Excited by sexual desire; -- applied particularly to the females
of some animals. Sir T. Browne.
Note: Proud is often used with participles in the formation of
compounds which, for the most part, are self-explaining; as, proud-
crested, proud-minded, proud-swelling. Proud flesh (Med.), a fungous
growth or excrescence of granulations resembling flesh, in a wound or
ulcer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition