BOASTINGLY

Etymology

Adverb

boastingly (comparative more boastingly, superlative most boastingly)

Boastfully.

I doe not thinke that any Spartane Citizen did boastingly glorifie himselfe for his valor, because it was a popular vertue in that Nation […].

Source: Wiktionary


Boast"ing*ly, adv.

Definition: Boastfully; with boasting. "He boastingly tells you." Burke.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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