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Vainglorious

vain‧glo‧ri‧ous 

/veɪnˈɡlɔːriəs/ 

adjective [ literary ]    

Tending to boast about personal accomplishments

Too proud of your own abilities, importance etc.

SENTENCES

The vainglorious trainer spent more time flexing his own muscles than he did helping build his client’s.  

Giving a vainglorious speech, the self-important CEO went on and on about how much he had done for the company.

Although he insisted he wasn’t bigheaded, most of Travis’s family saw him as boastfully vainglorious.

The vainglorious mayor cared not about the city but only about his personal gains.


Because he loves to boast about all the wonderful things he has done, the vainglorious man’s coworkers run when they see him.



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