Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
boastful — index grandiose, inflated (vain), orgulous, pretentious (pompous), proud (conceited) Burt … Law dictionary
boastful — (adj.) early 14c., from BOAST (Cf. boast) (n.) + FUL (Cf. ful). Related: Boastfully; boastfulness … Etymology dictionary
boastful — [adj] bragging arrogant, big, bigheaded, bombastic, cocky, conceited, crowing, egotistic, egotistical, exultant, full of hot air*, hifalutin*, hot stuff*, know it all, loudmouth, on ego trip*, pompous, pretentious, puffed up, self aggrandizing,… … New thesaurus
boastful — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ showing excessive pride and self satisfaction in oneself. DERIVATIVES boastfully adverb boastfulness noun … English terms dictionary
boastful — [bōst′fəl] adj. inclined to brag; boasting boastfully adv. boastfulness n … English World dictionary
boastful — [[t]bo͟ʊstfʊl[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If someone is boastful, they talk too proudly about something that they have done or that they own. I am not afraid of seeming boastful... The last thing we want to do is make boastful predictions. Syn … English dictionary
boastful — adj. boastful about, of * * * of boastful about … Combinatory dictionary
boastful — UK [ˈbəʊstf(ə)l] / US [ˈboʊstfəl] adjective showing disapproval someone who is boastful often talks proudly about things they have done or can do, or about something they own, especially in order to make other people admire them I don t want to… … English dictionary
boastful — adjective Tending to boast or brag. He wrote a boastful autobiography, recording all his great deeds … Wiktionary
