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Definition of vainglorious adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

vainglorious

adjective

NAmE//ˌveɪnˈɡlɔriəs//

(literary) (disapproving)

too proud of your own abilities or achievements

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vainglory

NAmE//ˈveɪnˌɡlɔri//

noun [uncountable]See vainglorious in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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