vainglorious
adjective
filled with or given to vainglory.
vaingloriously
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a word derived from
vainglorious.
Example Sentences
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He vaingloriously declared that those convicted of violent crimes are “not going to get out early under my administration.”
From Washington Times ● Sep. 25, 2019
For hours, they disparaged Cohen for doing what they excuse from his old boss: threatening people, caring only about himself and vaingloriously portraying himself as a “sexy,” “handsome” and “honest guy.”
From Washington Post ● Feb. 27, 2019
You can tell when writers are reinventing their experience vaingloriously.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 22, 2013
Furthermore Owens was wildly spendthrift and vaingloriously indiscreet.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 4, 2013
He played badly but vaingloriously, crowing over his opponent when he won and losing his temper when he lost.
From The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham
