boastful

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boastful

/ˈbəʊstfʊl/
/ˈbəʊstf(ə)l/

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From Middle English bostful, equivalent to boast + -ful.

adjective more boastful · most boastful · boastfull

Tending to boast or brag. He wrote a boastful autobiography, recording all his great deeds.
Similar: boastful, bragging, crowing, gasconade, glorious, spread-eagle, swaggering, thrasonic, thrasonical, vaunting

Opposite: humble, modest, quiet, shy, silent

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adjective

Opposite: humble, modest, quiet, shy, silent

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adj tending to boast or brag

Español	jactancioso, fachendoso presuntuoso, echón, jechón, comemierda, fanfarrón
日本語	自慢する jiman suru, 自慢に満ちた jiman ni michita
中文	自誇的 /自夸的 zìkuā de
Português	orgulhoso
Français	vantard, fanfaron
Deutsch	prahlerisch, stolz
Русский	хвастли́вый xvastlívyj, го́рдый górdyj

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@misc{boastful_2026,
  title = {boastful},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/boastful},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}