houseproud

See also: house-proud and house proud

English

Etymology

From house +‎ proud.

Adjective

houseproud (comparative more houseproud, superlative most houseproud)

1. Alternative form of house-proud
   • 1890, F. Mabel Robinson, The plan of campaign: a story of the fortune of war, page 7:

     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."

   • 1978, Miriam Gross, The world of Raymond Chandler, page 98:

     We also witness Marlowe at his most houseproud, serving coffee for Eileen Wade […]

   • 1984, Joan Perkin, It's never too late, page 136:

     Houses are not mirrors for Narcissuses, and even the most houseproud people don't eat off the kitchen floor, whatever they say.