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Definition of braggadocious in English: braggadociousadjective ˌbraɡəˈdəʊʃəsˌbraɡəˈdō(t)SHəs US informal Boastful or arrogant. it sounds braggadocious, but I don't think I ever dropped a pass in a game I've never been a braggadocious kind of guy Example sentencesExamples - Unusually character-driven for a genre that typically deals in braggadocious montages of big barrel riding, this polished Australian production is buoyed along by the outsized personalities of a pair of pushing-50 best mates.
- I don't want to seem braggadocious, but people keep telling me it's the most famous house in the country, after the White House.
- This is an album of braggadocious hip-hop, full-bodied with confrontational street style.
- I'm not being braggadocious about this, but I play well.
- Actually, being a rapper might just be a strong plus in portraying the early, braggadocious Cassius Clay.
- After one season with the New England Patriots, Johnson has decided to go back to his old, braggadocious self.
- At least one tweet was pretty braggadocious; it casually mentioned "my third sailboat" with an accompanying photo.
- Elizabeth is really not a braggadocious person.
- Even though he seems to be a little braggadocious about being an Americorps volunteer, he seems to be a decent guy.
- Lyrically it doesn't go beyond braggadocious bluster and more local-musician name-drops.
- It may have been braggadocious, but it wasn't untrue.
Synonyms bragging, crowing, swaggering, braggart, overweening, overbearing, bumptious, puffed up, vaunting, blowhard, ostentatious, full of oneself
OriginMid 19th century: from braggadocio + -ous. Definition of braggadocious in US English: braggadociousadjectiveˌbraɡəˈdō(t)SHəs US informal Boastful or arrogant. it sounds braggadocious, but I don't think I ever dropped a pass in a game I've never been a braggadocious kind of guy Example sentencesExamples - Actually, being a rapper might just be a strong plus in portraying the early, braggadocious Cassius Clay.
- At least one tweet was pretty braggadocious; it casually mentioned "my third sailboat" with an accompanying photo.
- Unusually character-driven for a genre that typically deals in braggadocious montages of big barrel riding, this polished Australian production is buoyed along by the outsized personalities of a pair of pushing-50 best mates.
- It may have been braggadocious, but it wasn't untrue.
- Lyrically it doesn't go beyond braggadocious bluster and more local-musician name-drops.
- This is an album of braggadocious hip-hop, full-bodied with confrontational street style.
- Elizabeth is really not a braggadocious person.
- I'm not being braggadocious about this, but I play well.
- After one season with the New England Patriots, Johnson has decided to go back to his old, braggadocious self.
- I don't want to seem braggadocious, but people keep telling me it's the most famous house in the country, after the White House.
- Even though he seems to be a little braggadocious about being an Americorps volunteer, he seems to be a decent guy.
Synonyms bragging, crowing, swaggering, braggart, overweening, overbearing, bumptious, puffed up, vaunting, blowhard, ostentatious, full of oneself
OriginMid 19th century: from braggadocio + -ous. |