boastful

adjective (boastful, more boastful, most boastful)

«boastful» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Talking too proudly about yourself, your skills or your things, so that others feel you are showing off. tree →

In the lessons

In stories and lessons about character: the boastful hare in "The Tortoise and the Hare". In everyday life: nobody likes a boastful winner. Phrases: boastful about, boastful talk.

Examples

The boastful hare lost the race to the tortoise. tree →
Don't be boastful when you win. tree →
He was boastful about his new trainers. tree →
Her boastful talk annoyed the team. tree →
A good winner is not boastful. tree →
The boastful knight claimed he had slain ten dragons. tree →
He played the boastful soldier, and the merry smith, and he had comrades and boon-companions in plenty. tree →

Note

Verb and noun: boast. Synonyms: big-headed (UK), cocky (informal), show-off. Opposite: modest, humble.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «boastful» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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