boastful

[US]/'bəʊstfʊl/
[UK]/'bostfl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. boastful; bragging; conceited

Example Sentences

He is always boastful about his accomplishments.

She is known for being boastful and exaggerating her abilities.

His boastful attitude often puts people off.

Don't be so boastful, let your work speak for itself.

Her boastful claims were quickly debunked by experts.

He tends to be boastful when he's trying to impress someone.

The company's boastful advertisements didn't reflect the actual quality of their products.

She couldn't stand his boastful behavior at the party.

Despite his boastful claims, he failed to deliver on his promises.

His boastful nature often leads to conflicts with others.

Real-world Examples

Yes, you don't want to sound like you're boastful or conceited.

Source: Grandpa and Grandma's grammar class

" Never, " said Dumbledore. " He gave, as I say, a full and boastful confession."

Source: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude.

Source: 100 Classic English Essays for Recitation

I mean this is gonna seem sort of boastful.

Source: 73 Quick Questions and Answers with Celebrities

I began this address claiming that I know something about courage, a bold claim perhaps, but not a boastful one.

Source: Celebrity Speech Compilation

But to the shock of almost everyone, at least part of Sater's boastful email turned into reality: Trump's victory.

Source: Newsweek

It was brought about by a conversation in the Eldorado Saloon, in which men waxed boastful of their favorite dogs.

Source: The Call of the Wild

The monkeys were still giving boastful speeches.

Source: The Jungle Book

'Kind, friendly-not very clever, perhaps, and sometimes he's just a little bit boastful, but he's a good fellow really. '

Source: The Wind in the Willows

He was vain and ostentatious, intemperate and boastful.

Source: Magician

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