Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for VAIN-GLO'RI-OUS
VAIN-GLO'RI-OUS, a. [vain and glorious.]
- Vain to excess of one's own achievements; elated beyond due measure; boastful. Vainglorious man. – Spenser.
- Boastful; proceeding from vanity. Arrogant and vainglorious expression. – Hale.
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