8
narcissistically(adverb, proudly, selfishly)
7
haughtily(adverb, proudly)
6
pointlessly(adverb, senselessly, uselessly, unsuccessfully, emptily)
6
proudly(adverb, proudly)
5
in vain(expression, idiom, adverb)
5
ineffectually(adverb, unsuccessfully)
4
arrogantly
4
boastfully
4
conceitedly(adverb, proudly)
4
egotistically(adverb, selfishly)
4
fruitlessly(adverb, unsuccessfully)
4
smugly(adverb, proudly)
4
uselessly(adverb, unsuccessfully)
3
cockily(adverb, proudly)
3
egoistically(adverb, proudly)
3
emptily(adverb, falsely, insincerely, hollowly)
3
futilely(adverb, unsuccessfully)
3
hollowly(adverb, falsely, emptily, insincerely)
3
idly(adverb, emptily)
3
ostentatiously(adverb, proudly)
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