(ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective
Etymology: Middle English vanegloreous, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin vaniglorius, from Latin vanus vain + gloria glory, vainglory
: marked by vainglory : boastful , vain
was rather vainglorious about his own war record — Gideon Tode
had a bombastic almost vainglorious air — New Yorker
• vaingloriously adverb
• vaingloriousness noun