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(noun) excessive or ostentatious pride especially in one's achievements / (noun) vain display or show; vanity

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he condemned the ambition to innovate as both illiterate and vainglorious

—p.109 Averroës’ Search (101) by Jorge Luis Borges
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humanity is these days a vainglorious, much debased word

—p.236 Accidental Hero (230) by Zadie Smith
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the hideous vainglory they excite in certain criminals

—p.195 Reflections on the Guillotine (173) by Albert Camus
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It would be at best vainglorious for a political writer to suppose herself exempt from this

—p.25 Caedmon's Dream: On the Politics of Style (7) by Richard Seymour
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He learns from Frankenstein's mistake of vainglorious isolation

—p.53 Ice (37) by Rebecca Solnit
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Ross, you vainglorious paleontologist, read a book!

about Friends lol

—p.169 On Reality TV (165) by Mark Greif
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