I don't want to sound boastful but I always finish everything on time.
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Boastful — Boast ful, a. Given to, or full of, boasting; inclined to boast; vaunting; vainglorious; self praising. {Boast ful*ly}, adv. {Boast ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
boastful — index grandiose, inflated (vain), orgulous, pretentious (pompous), proud (conceited) Burt … Law dictionary
boastful — (adj.) early 14c., from BOAST (Cf. boast) (n.) + FUL (Cf. ful). Related: Boastfully; boastfulness … Etymology dictionary
boastful — [adj] bragging arrogant, big, bigheaded, bombastic, cocky, conceited, crowing, egotistic, egotistical, exultant, full of hot air*, hifalutin*, hot stuff*, know it all, loudmouth, on ego trip*, pompous, pretentious, puffed up, self aggrandizing,… … New thesaurus
boastful — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ showing excessive pride and self satisfaction in oneself. DERIVATIVES boastfully adverb boastfulness noun … English terms dictionary
boastful — [bōst′fəl] adj. inclined to brag; boasting boastfully adv. boastfulness n … English World dictionary
boastful — [[t]bo͟ʊstfʊl[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If someone is boastful, they talk too proudly about something that they have done or that they own. I am not afraid of seeming boastful... The last thing we want to do is make boastful predictions. Syn … English dictionary
boastful — adj. boastful about, of * * * of boastful about … Combinatory dictionary
boastful — adjective Tending to boast or brag. He wrote a boastful autobiography, recording all his great deeds … Wiktionary
boastful — boast|ful [ boustfəl ] adjective too eager to tell other people what you have done or could do, or about something you own, especially in order to make them admire you: I don t want to sound boastful but I always finish everything on time. ╾… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
