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boast·ful
 boastful
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- pronunciation:
- bost
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition: |
tending to boast or characterized by boasting.
He was always so boastful that I never believed half of what he said about himself."Best in the world" seems like a boastful statement that is unlikely to be true.I get tired of her being so boastful of her children's accomplishments.- antonyms:
- modest
- similar words:
- arrogant, conceited, haughty, pompous, pretentious, self-important
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| related words: |
conceited, proud |
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| derivations: |
boastfully (adv.), boastfulness (n.) |
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