noun
- foolish, vain, or conceited behavior; the conduct or character of a coxcomb
Usage: archaic or literary
Examples
- His constant boasting and preening were pure coxcombry.
- The character's coxcombry made him ridiculous in the eyes of his peers.
- She dismissed his elaborate compliments as mere coxcombry.
- The novel satirizes the coxcombry of the aristocratic class.
- His coxcombry prevented him from seeing his own faults.