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boastsome

boastsome adjective: indicative of boast or boasting; bragging; boastful.

Adjective

boastsome (comparative more boastsome, superlative most boastsome)

  1. Indicative of boast or boasting; bragging; boastful.
    • Ye have much cause for envy — but not all. We boastsome rich ones, whom the Gospel sways, And one who wears a coronet and prays; [...]1822, William Cowper, The poems of William Cowper - Volume 1 - Page 74

Forms of boastsome

comparativemore boastsome
superlativemost boastsome

Origin of boastsome

From boast + -some.

Questions about boastsome

What does boastsome mean?
Boastsome means indicative of boast or boasting; bragging; boastful.
What part of speech is boastsome?
Boastsome is an adjective.

Words near boastsome in the dictionary

  1. boastings
  2. boastive
  3. boastless
  4. boastly
  5. boasts
  6. boastsome
  7. boastworthy
  8. boasty
  9. boat
  10. boat anchor
  11. boat anchors

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