Boastfully

Boastfully
Boastful Boast"ful, a. Given to, or full of, boasting; inclined to boast; vaunting; vainglorious; self-praising. -- {Boast"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Boast"ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]

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  • boastfully — boastful ► ADJECTIVE ▪ showing excessive pride and self satisfaction in oneself. DERIVATIVES boastfully adverb boastfulness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • boastfully — adverb see boast I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • boastfully — adverb In a boastful manner …   Wiktionary

  • boastfully — adv. in a boastful manner, proudly, arrogantly …   English contemporary dictionary

  • boastfully — boast·ful·ly …   English syllables

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  • boastfully — adverb in a boastful manner (Freq. 1) he talked big all evening • Syn: ↑vauntingly, ↑big, ↑large • Derived from adjective: ↑boastful …   Useful english dictionary

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  • boastful — boastfully, adv. boastfulness, n. /bohst feuhl/, adj. given to or characterized by boasting. [1275 1325; ME bostful. See BOAST1, FUL] Syn. conceited, cocky, pompous, cocksure, vainglorious, egotistical. * * * …   Universalium

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