| 单词 | thesaurus/articles/boastful |
| 释义 | Thesaurus article:boastfulboastfulThese words are disapproving ways of describing people who are too proud of what they have done or what they own. Someone who isboastfultalks too proudly about their own achievements. He was confident, not boastful. There was a lot of boastful talk of victory. Abumptiousperson is unpleasant and has too much confidence in their own abilities or qualities. His critics have depicted him as a bumptious, privately-educated son of privilege. Anostentatiousperson likes to show off their money, possessions, or power in a way that is too obvious. She is not impressed by his ostentatious displays of wealth. If someone isfull of themselves, they think that they are a lot more important than other people. Carolyn liked confident guys, but thought Oscar a bit too brash and full of himself. Overweeningpride, arrogance, vanity, etc. shows an excessive confidence in your own abilities or qualities. In addition to being disapproving,overweeningis also a formal word. His overweening arrogance is matched only by his incompetence. Related articlesto boast about something |
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