over-vain
/ˌəʊvəˈveɪn/adjective
Originally: †superfluous, utterly worthless (obsolete ). Later: excessively vain.
Origin
Late Middle English; earliest use found in The Wycliffite Bible (early version). From over- + vain noun, originally after classical Latin supervacuus.
- publication
- publicatory
- public bar
- public bath
- public bill
- public broadcaster
- public broadcasting
- public building
- public charge
- public choice
- public company
- public convenience
- public corporation
- public defender
- public diplomacy
- public distance
- public domain
- public education
- public employment
- public enemy
- public enemy no. 1
- public enemy number one
- public enterprise
- public eye
- public figure