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Definition of vainglorious adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

vainglorious

adjective
 
/ˌveɪnˈɡlɔːriəs/
 
/ˌveɪnˈɡlɔːriəs/
(literary, disapproving)
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  1. too proud of your own abilities or achievementsTopics Successc2, Personal qualitiesc2
    Word OriginMiddle English: suggested by Old French vaine gloire, Latin vana gloria + -ious.
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