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BRAGGART
boastful, braggart, bragging, braggy, big, cock-a-hoop, crowing, self-aggrandizing, self-aggrandising
(adjective) exhibiting self-importance; “big talk”
bragger, braggart, boaster, blowhard, line-shooter, vaunter
(noun) a very boastful and talkative person
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
braggart (plural braggarts)
Someone who constantly brags or boasts. [from late 16th c.]
Synonyms
• braggard
• bragger
• See also braggart
Adjective
braggart (comparative more braggart, superlative most braggart)
Characterized by boasting; boastful.
Source: Wiktionary
Brag"gart, n. Etym: [OF. bragard flaunting, vain, bragging. See Brag, v. i.]
Definition: A boaster. O, I could play the woman with mine eyes, And braggart with my tongue. Shak.
Brag"gart, a.
Definition: Boastful.
– Brag"gart*ly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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