boastfully
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5.4
- adverb
- /ˈboʊstfəlɪ/
:
presumidamente
- "I am the president of the Indian Cultural Association," Rishi said boastfully.
- said boastfully
Examples
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In contrast, males spoke freely and often boastfully about their experiences, with a primary focus on sex and pleasure.
Academic text (2004) -
In his review, Penn boastfully commented that the "students in the Atlanta institutions are making buggies, wagons, etc., which are as good as those in large manufacturers in the land."
Blog text (22) -
After winning the competition, he spoke boastfully about his skills and achievements.
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She could not help but laugh as he bragged boastfully about his new car.
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The athlete walked into the room boastfully, eager to share his recent gold medal win.
Synonyms
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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
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6.6
In a way that shows you feel better than others
In a proud way that shows you want others to admire you
Talking about things you did to show you are proud
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
In a way that shows too much pride in yourself
To act in a very proud way that ignores other people
Antonyms
How Boastful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Boastfully comes from the verb boast, which means 'to speak proudly about yourself', like the common word brag. Adding the parts -ful and -ly turns it into an adverb meaning 'in a proud, showy way', so someone who speaks boastfully is showing off their success.