boastingly
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7.1
- adverb
- /ˈboʊstɪŋli/
- The athlete boastingly recounted his record-breaking performance to the reporters.
Examples
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He spoke boastingly about his recent achievements at the meeting.
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She boastingly described her expensive new car to everyone at the party.
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He boastingly declared himself the best in the business!
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She boastingly displayed her new car to everyone.
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She spoke boastingly about her recent promotion at work.
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After winning the award, he recounted his success boastingly to everyone.
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They finished the project ahead of schedule and shared their success boastingly.
Synonyms
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4.8
In a way that shows someone thinks they are better than other people
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6.0
In a proud way that shows you think you are better than others
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5.4
In a proud way that shows off your achievements
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6.6
In a way that shows you feel better than others
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9.7
In a way that shows too much pride in yourself
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9.3
In a way that shows too much pride in what you have done or how you look
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9.9
Talking about things you did to show you are proud
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7.2
Acting as if you are better than other people
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9.9
To act in a very proud way that ignores other people
In a proud way that shows you think you are better than others
Antonyms
How Boastful
Surface Forms
Morphology
boastingly = boasting (transparent) = boast + ing + ly
The adverb is directly formed from the adjective/participle 'boasting' by the productive adverbial suffix '-ly', so the meaning is predictable from the base.
Etymology
Boastingly comes from the verb boast, which means 'to speak proudly about yourself', and the endings -ing and -ly turn it into an adverb meaning 'in a proud or showy way'. So, if someone talks boastingly, they are showing too much pride about their success.