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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. feeling self-importance;
- Example: "too big for his britches"
- Example: "had a swelled head"
- Example: "he was swelled with pride"
[syn: big, swelled, vainglorious]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Vainglorious \Vain`glo"ri*ous\, a. Feeling or indicating vainglory; elated by vanity; boastful. "Arrogant and vainglorious expression." --Sir M. Hale. -- Vain`glo"ri*ous*ly, adv. -- Vain`glo"ri*ous*ness, n. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

vainglorious adj 1: feeling self-importance; "too big for his britches"; "had a swelled head"; "he was swelled with pride" [syn: big, swelled, vainglorious]