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

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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

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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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