THRASONICALLY

Etymology

Adverb

thrasonically (comparative more thrasonically, superlative most thrasonically)

In a thrasonical manner.

Source: Wiktionary


THRASONICAL

Thra*son"ic*al, a. Etym: [From Thrso, the name of a braggart soldier in Terence's "Eunuch:" cf. L. Thrasonianus.]

Definition: Of or pertaining to Thraso; like, or becoming to, Thraso; bragging; boastful; vainglorious.

– Thra*son"ic*al*ly, adv. Cæsar's thrasonical brag of 'I came, saw, and overcame.' Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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