vauntingly
- adverb
- /ˈvɔːntɪŋli/
- Archaic
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con alarde
- She vauntingly displayed her trophy, eager for everyone to notice her victory.
Examples
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And where is that band who so vauntingly swore?
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And where is that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion, A home and a country, should leave us no more?
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He spoke vauntingly about his achievements, claiming he was the best in the industry.
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The athlete vauntingly boasted of his record-breaking performance at the competition.
Synonyms
8
4.8
In a way that shows someone thinks they are better than other people
8
6.0
In a proud way that shows you think you are better than others
2
6.6
Behave in a proud, unfriendly way to show you feel better than others
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7.7
In a proud, showy way to seem more important than others
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7.2
In a proud way that shows you feel better than other people
1
7.6
In a way that tries to seem more important or special than it is
1
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
1
7.7
In a way that shows someone thinks they are better than other people
1
8.5
In a showy, exaggerated way to impress people
In a proud way that shows you want others to admire you
In a way that shows too much pride in what you have done or how you look
Acting as if you are better than other people
In a proud way that shows you think you are better than others
To act in a very proud way that ignores other people
In a way that shows too much pride in yourself
In a proud, showy way to get attention
In a way that shows you think you are better than others
Antonyms
How Boastful
Surface Forms
Morphology
vauntingly = vaunting (transparent) = vaunt + ing + ly
Adding the adverbial suffix '-ly' to 'vaunting' yields a manner adverb; the meaning is directly derived from 'vaunt' (to boast).
Etymology
Vauntingly comes from the old verb vaunt, meaning 'to boast', and it is like the familiar word vain, which means 'showing off'. So, to act vauntingly is to speak or behave in a loud, boastful way.