vaingloriously
- adverb
- /ˌveɪnˈɡlɔːriəsli/
- Literature
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vanidosamente
- And, you know, it was these scared young men from the rich class and the poor class who was sent off to die vaingloriously for our country.
And, you know, it was these scared young men from the rich class and the poor class who was sent off to die vaingloriously for our country.
- And, you know, it was these scared young men from the rich class and the poor class who was sent off to die vaingloriously for our country.
Examples
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The athlete celebrated his victory vaingloriously, boasting about his accomplishments to everyone.
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She spoke vaingloriously about her promotion, not realizing how it annoyed her colleagues.
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Vaingloriously testing fledgling appendages, though middle-aged,
Fiction book (1996) -
Remember the Bernard B. Kerik Complex, the appellation that Mr. Giuliani and the future jailbird, who was then his police commissioner, vaingloriously slapped on the detention center in Lower Manhattan?
Blog text (13) -
He vaingloriously displayed his trophy on the mantelpiece, eager for everyone to notice.
Synonyms
8
6.0
In a proud way that shows you think you are better than others
1
7.7
In a proud, showy way to seem more important than others
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5.4
In a proud way that shows off your achievements
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6.6
In a way that shows you feel better than others
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7.7
In a way that shows someone thinks they are better than other people
In a proud way that shows you want others to admire you
Talking about things you did to show you are proud
Acting as if you are better than other people
In a proud way that shows you think you are better than others
To act in a very proud way that ignores other people
In a way that shows too much pride in yourself
Antonyms
How Conceited
Surface Forms
Morphology
vaingloriously = vainglorious (transparent) = vainglorious + ly
Standard adverbial formation from the adjective 'vainglorious' using -ly, so the meaning is directly derived from the adjective.
Etymology
The word vaingloriously comes from two simple parts: vain ('proud') and glory ('praise' or 'fame'). So to act vaingloriously is to show too much pride in your success or looks, trying to get praise from others.