Vainglorious (Adjective)
Meaning
Feeling self-importance; "too big for his britches"; "had a swelled head"; "he was swelled with pride".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The young entrepreneur's vainglorious attitude quickly turned off potential investors who sensed his arrogance.
- Her vainglorious boasts about her academic achievements only served to alienate her from her classmates.
- The vainglorious football player's habit of celebrating every touchdown with an extravagantly choreographed dance routine ended up earning him more ridicule than respect.
- The once-humble artist's vainglorious claim to have single-handedly revolutionized the art world was met with eye-rolls from critics and collectors alike.
- The new hire's vainglorious declarations of his supposed expertise only served to unsettle his coworkers, who knew more about the company's operations than he did.