boastful

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1. boastful - Adjective

2. boastful - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Given to, or full of, boasting; inclined to boast; vaunting; vainglorious; self-praising.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Earth laughs in flowers to see her boastful boys Earth-proud, proud of the earth which is not theirs Who steer the plough, but cannot steer their feet Clear of the grave. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Be boastful and be bold, like cock beside his partner. Aeschylus

Paris is certainly one of the most boastful of cities, and you could argue that it has had a lot to boast about: at various times the European centre of power, of civilisation, of the arts, and (self-advertisingly, at least) of love. Julian Barnes

But just think what a boring, bread-and-milk world this would be without the boastful. Julie Burchill

Good girls don't hurt other people's feelings. Good girls are not overly aggressive, competitive, or boastful. Good girls please others. But what good girls are good for is another question. Susan Jane Gilman

I'm not a boastful person. I like my actions to speak for me. Daniel A. D'Aniello

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