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boastfully::adverb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | big, large, vauntingly |
Examples of boastfully
boastfully
On this route, our national carrier boastfully offers fares for as little as $149.
From the nzherald.co.nz
He said, a little boastfully, that his ancestors had arrived from North Carolina in 1842.
From the washingtonpost.com
Seeing that the Japanese had acted boastfully, Admiral Yi decided to use that fact to his advantage.
From the en.wikipedia.org
I am always wary of people who make bland, asinine statements, boastfully professing to regret nothing.
From the guardian.co.uk
The words came out bemusedly, not boastfully.
From the chron.com
He cleared his throat and launched forth boastfully.
From the theatlantic.com
But the Russians still set the pace, boastfully.
From the nytimes.com
But the explanation sections are a combination of laboriously over-stretched travelogue and boastfully dim-witted consumer tests.
From the independent.co.uk
He boastfully lied about healthcare bill, GM Auto plant shutdown, deficit, foreign policy, taxation, budget cuts and so on.
From the economist.com
- In a boastful manner; "he talked big all evening"
- 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.
