Word of the Day – Vainglorious

Vainglorious (adj)

vayn-glor-e-us

Excessively proud of oneself or one’s achievements; overly vain, boastful.

Late Middle English vanegloreous ; from Medieval Latin vaniglorius.

Example sentences

“Like many vainglorious self-publicists, he probably thought he could charm his way out of answering the more awkward questions.”

“His fatuous smile alone would have aroused their ire before he opened his vainglorious mouth.”