24 January 2017

braggadocious

[brag-uh-doh-shuhs]

adjective

1. (US, informal) boastful

Word Origin

from braggadocio

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Contemporary definitions for braggadocious

adjective

overly proud, bragging in excess

Word Origin

derivative of the mock-Italian braggadocio meaning ‘idle boaster’

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