vainglorious
adjective
vain·glo·ri·ous
ˌvān-ˈglȯr-ē-əs 
vaingloriously
adverb
vaingloriousness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of vainglorious in a Sentence
a vainglorious woman who always insists on being the center of attention
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Debuting March 3, the six-part realpolitik satire, created and executive produced by Succession alum Will Tracy, sees Oscar and Emmy winner Winslet return to HBO in an often hilarious role as the vainglorious Elena.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 20 June 2024
Boyle plays Booth as both vainglorious and self-pitying.
—Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024
Having become frivolous, vainglorious, and suicidal, the Republican Party is on the verge of super-gluing itself to its risible liability of a perma-candidate for the eighth year in a row.
—Daniel Foster, National Review, 30 Nov. 2023
Saudi Arabia has, after all, seen the axis of resistance’s vainglorious and quixotic movie before.
—Bernard Haykel, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2024
Maximilian is often portrayed as a vainglorious buffoon, a quixotic old-school European aristocrat egged on by an ambitious wife.
—Richard Feinberg, Foreign Affairs, 22 Feb. 2022
The tragedy is that reality does not care one iota for our vainglorious beliefs.
—David Robert Grimes, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2023
The current policy of neglect about our laws is financially ruinous, and morally vainglorious.
—The Editors, National Review, 14 Aug. 2023
Dhawan plays a charming, vainglorious and image-conscious history teacher who gains redemption via profound realizations stemming from his study of WWII and from his new bride, portrayed by Janhvi Kapoor.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 July 2023
Dominic Patten, Deadline, 20 June 2024
Boyle plays Booth as both vainglorious and self-pitying.
—Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024
Having become frivolous, vainglorious, and suicidal, the Republican Party is on the verge of super-gluing itself to its risible liability of a perma-candidate for the eighth year in a row.
—Daniel Foster, National Review, 30 Nov. 2023
Saudi Arabia has, after all, seen the axis of resistance’s vainglorious and quixotic movie before.
—Bernard Haykel, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2024
Maximilian is often portrayed as a vainglorious buffoon, a quixotic old-school European aristocrat egged on by an ambitious wife.
—Richard Feinberg, Foreign Affairs, 22 Feb. 2022
The tragedy is that reality does not care one iota for our vainglorious beliefs.
—David Robert Grimes, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2023
The current policy of neglect about our laws is financially ruinous, and morally vainglorious.
—The Editors, National Review, 14 Aug. 2023
Dhawan plays a charming, vainglorious and image-conscious history teacher who gains redemption via profound realizations stemming from his study of WWII and from his new bride, portrayed by Janhvi Kapoor.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 July 2023
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“Vainglorious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vainglorious. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.
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vainglorious
adjective
vain·glo·ri·ous
(ˈ)vān-ˈglōr-ē-əs
-ˈglȯr-
: being vain and boastful : showing vainglory
vaingloriously
adverb
vaingloriousness
noun
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