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vain·glo·ri·ous [ˌveɪnˈglɔ:riəs] ADJ pej liter

vainglorious

dünkelhaft pej liter

vainglorious behaviour [or Am behavior]

vainglorious manner

vainglorious manner

vainglorious behaviour [or Am behavior]

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It is vainglorious of people like me to give the review before it's taken place. www.dailymail.co.uk

And what's a dream without that most vainglorious of birds? news.nationalpost.com

Other investments are just vainglorious or foolish and will never be worth much. www.brookings.edu

In these satires the franc-archer is portrayed as vainglorious, cowardly and militarily useless. en.wikipedia.org

It is trapped, instead, in a vainglorious moment of self-congratulation. www.ft.com

Were the expeditions the reflections of the thirst for knowledge or a vainglorious desire to be "first"? www.independent.co.uk

With such revered origins - not to mention the vainglorious nature of the title - one would expect a modern masterpiece. www.hotpress.com

Or is this simply a vainglorious international race we're in? www.telegraph.co.uk

In this case, he objected to his portrayal as a vainglorious coward and to the imitation of his voice. en.wikipedia.org

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