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   vainglorious

   /veɪnˈɡlɔːrɪəs/

   adjective

   • 1. excessively proud of oneself or one's achievements; overly vain: literary "this vainglorious boast of personal infallibility"

   Derivatives

   • 1. vaingloriously adverb
   • 2. vaingloriousness noun

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   VAINGLORIOUS definition: 1. showing too much pride in your own abilities or achievements: 2. showing too much pride in your…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of VAINGLORIOUS is marked by vainglory : boastful. How to use vainglorious in a sentence.

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   VAINGLORIOUS meaning: 1. showing too much pride in your own abilities or achievements: 2. showing too much pride in your…. Learn more.

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   Vainglorious definition: filled with or given to vainglory. See examples of VAINGLORIOUS used in a sentence.

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   Vainglorious people are vain, excessively boastful, and have swelled pride. The base word, vainglory , dates all the way back to the 14th century and means “worthless glory.” Definitions of vainglorious

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   Definition of vainglorious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   If you describe someone as vainglorious, you are critical of them because they are very proud of what they have done and boast a lot about it.

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   Define vainglorious. vainglorious synonyms, vainglorious pronunciation, vainglorious translation, English dictionary definition of vainglorious. adj. 1. Excessively proud of oneself. 2. Characterized by or exhibiting vainglory: vainglorious boasting. vain·glo′ri·ous·ly adv. vain·glo′ri·ous·ness n....

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    Jun 2, 2024 · vainglorious (comparative more vainglorious, superlative most vainglorious) With excessive vanity or unwarranted pride.

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    vainglorious meaning, definition, what is vainglorious: too proud of your own abilities, importa...: Learn more.