vaunted
adjective/ˈvɔːntɪd/
/ˈvɔːntɪd/
[usually before noun] (formal)- proudly talked about or praised as being very good, especially when this is not deserved
- Their much vaunted reforms did not materialize.
Word Originlate Middle English: the noun a shortening of obsolete avaunt ‘boasting, a boast’; the verb (originally in the sense ‘use boastful language’) from Old French vanter, from late Latin vantare, based on Latin vanus ‘vain, empty’ + -ed.
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