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boastful

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boast·ful

[bohst-fuhl]
adjective
given to or characterized by boasting.

Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English bostful. See boast1, -ful

boast·ful·ly, adverb
boast·ful·ness, noun
o·ver·boast·ful, adjective
o·ver·boast·ful·ly, adverb
o·ver·boast·ful·ness, noun
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un·boast·ful, adjective
un·boast·ful·ly, adverb
un·boast·ful·ness, noun
COLLAPSE


conceited, cocky, pompous, cocksure, vainglorious, egotistical.

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Example Sentences
  • Today, that boastful sobriquet is more nostalgia than fact.
  • Don't come off sounding too boastful or vainglorious.
  • The jury heard dozens of conversations that showed him as foul-mouthed, boastful and conniving.
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World English Dictionary
boastful (ˈbəʊstfʊl)
 
adj
tending to boast; characterized by boasting
 
'boastfully
 
adv
 
'boastfulness
 
n

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Word Origin & History

boastful
early 14c., from boast + -ful.
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