单词 | vaunty |
释义 | ˈvaunty, a. dial. (chiefly Sc.). Also 9 Sc. vanty. [f. vaunt v.] Boastful, proud, vain.
1724Ramsay Tea-t. Misc. (1733) I. 21 Altho' my father was nae laird, 'Tis daffin to be vaunty, He keepit ay a good kail-yard. 1789Burns To Dr. Blacklock i, Wow, but your letter made me vauntie! 1821[see vaudy a.]. 1842L. S. Costello Pilgr. Auvergne II. 120 Certainly he had reason to be ‘vaunty’, for his grand new house was worthy of a more populous town than Thiers. 1875Porson Quaint Words S. Worcs. 19 A vaunty dame,..proud woman. |

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