braggy

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adjective

Prone to brag.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

adjectivebraggy (comparative braggier, superlative braggiest)

comparative braggier · superlative braggiest

  1. Prone to brag.

    He was a biggity acting and braggy talking old man.

    1931, Work Projects Administration, Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States
    2 more examples

    "'That was only getting the pumpkin ready,' says Bassett, braggy and cheerful.

    1909, O. Henry, The Gentle Grafter

    He was bombastic and braggy to the point of trash talking fellow performers.

    2001 February 2, Ben Joravsky, “When the Star Comes Out”, in Chicago Reader

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveexhibiting self-importance

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

German angeberisch, prahlerisch
  • angeberischprone to brag
  • prahlerischprone to brag
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Chicago

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