BOASTFUL

boastful, braggart, bragging, braggy, big, cock-a-hoop, crowing, self-aggrandizing, self-aggrandising

(adjective) exhibiting self-importance; “big talk”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

boastful (comparative more boastful, superlative most boastful)

Tending to boast or brag.

Anagrams

• boatfuls, boatsful

Source: Wiktionary


Boast"ful, a.

Definition: Given to, or full of, boasting; inclined to boast; vaunting; vainglorious; self-praising.

– Boast"ful*ly, adv.

– Boast"ful*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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