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vaunty
[ vawn-tee, vahn- ]
/ ˈvɔn ti, ˈvɑn- /
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adjective Scot.
boastful; vain.
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How to use vaunty in a sentence
No wonder that our apathy annoyed the parties, who had so just a reason to "be vaunty" of so expensive an establishment!
Barn and the Pyrenees|Louisa Stuart CostelloThen the Scots would fain be at home again, Their vaunty spirits leave them.
Targum|George Borrow