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boastful::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | big, braggart, bragging, braggy, cock-a-hoop, crowing, self-aggrandising, self-aggrandizing |
| Derivation | boastfulness |
Examples of boastful
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Bad girls like guys who are overly-confident, boastful, forward, and flirtatious.
From the ocregister.com
Orlando First Academy running back Lloyd Hylton is the boisterous, boastful type.
From the orlandosentinel.com
He was boastful, even, with no sense of the impact his words would have on me.
From the dailymail.co.uk
His playful grin and buttery baritone make this sound more charming than boastful.
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Without wishing to sound boastful, I answered the rest of the questions with ease.
From the telegraph.co.uk
These are not the boastful bleatings of a self-satisfied middle-aged bald guy.
From the pe.com
Be sceptical of those vague about their ingredients but boastful of their success.
From the nzherald.co.nz
I would have worried that people would think I was self-centered, or boastful.
From the happiness-project.com
There are already signs of boastful defectors to the Wanderers hastily retreating.
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- Exhibiting self-importance; "big talk"
- (boastfully) in a boastful manner; "he talked big all evening"
- (boastfulness) outspoken conceit
- Boasting is the act of making an ostentatious speech. It is considered a vice by such major religious groups as Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism. Boasting has also been studied by such evolutionary psychologists as Robert Wright.
- Tending to boast or brag
