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Adjective
/ˈbōstfəl/,
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Showing excessive pride and self-satisfaction in one's achievements, possessions, or abilities,
  1. Showing excessive pride and self-satisfaction in one's achievements, possessions, or abilities


  1. exhibiting self-importance; "big talk"
  2. (boastfully) in a boastful manner; "he talked big all evening"
  3. (boastfulness) outspoken conceit
  4. Boasting is the act of making an ostentatious speech. It is considered a vice by such major religious groups as Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism. Boasting has also been studied by such evolutionary psychologists as Robert Wright.
  5. Tending to boast or brag