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thrasonical

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thra⋅son⋅i⋅cal

  [threy-son-i-kuhl]
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–adjective
boastful; vainglorious.
Origin:
1555–65; < L Thrasōn- (s. of Thrasō, braggart in Terence's Eunuchus) + -ical

Related forms:
thra⋅son⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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thra·son·i·cal   (thrā-sŏn'ĭ-kəl, thrə-)   
adj.  Boastful.

[After Thrasō, a character in the play Eunuchus by Terence.]
thra·son'i·cal·ly adv.
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Main Entry:  thrasonical
Part of Speech:  adj
Definition:  See thrasonic
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