Hypertext Webster Gateway: "vainglorious"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Vainglorious \Vain`glo"ri*ous\, a.
Feeling or indicating vainglory; elated by vanity; boastful.
``Arrogant and vainglorious expression.'' --Sir M. Hale. --
{Vain`glo"ri*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Vain`glo"ri*ous*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
vainglorious
adj : feeling self-importance; "too big for his britches"; "had a
swelled head"; "he was swelled with pride" [syn: {big},
{swelled}]
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