boastful.

Too eager to talk proudly about your abilities, possessions, or achievements.

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Words that belong together

• boastful remark
• boastful manner

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The boastful account left no room for the colleagues who had helped.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychology / human behavior. Forms: Comparative more boastful; superlative most boastful when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.