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I have learned that a bitter experience can make you stronger. I now boastfully say that I have a hide like a rhinoceros... and I'm smiling. It's an interesting thing.
Mel Gibson

Meaning of "boastfully" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BOASTFULLY

boastfully  [ˈbəʊstfəlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOASTFULLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Boastfully is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES BOASTFULLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Boasting

Boasting or bragging is the act of making an ostentatious speech. It is considered a vice by such major religious groups as Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism. Boasting has also been studied by such evolutionary psychologists as Robert Wright, and can involve magnifying an accomplishment out of proportion to its importance.

Definition of boastfully in the English dictionary

The definition of boastfully in the dictionary is in a boastful way.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BOASTFULLY


awfully
ˈɔːfəlɪ
deceitfully
dɪˈsiːtfəlɪ
fretfully
ˈfretfəlɪ
frightfully
ˈfraɪtfəlɪ
fruitfully
ˈfruːtfəlɪ
lustfully
ˈlʌstfəlɪ
masterfully
ˈmɑːstəfəlɪ
microcephaly
ˌmaɪkrəʊˈsɛfəlɪ
mistrustfully
mɪsˈtrʌstfəlɪ
mournfully
ˈmɔːnfəlɪ
neglectfully
nɪˈɡlɛktfəlɪ
Offaly
ˈɒfəlɪ
purposefully
ˈpɜːpəsfəlɪ
restfully
ˈrestfəlɪ
sinfully
ˈsɪnfəlɪ
soulfully
ˈsəʊlfəlɪ
trustfully
ˈtrʌstfəlɪ
ungratefully
ʌnˈɡreɪtfəlɪ
unmercifully
ʌnˈmɜːsɪfəlɪ
zestfully
ˈzɛstfəlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BOASTFULLY

boarhound
boarish
boarishly
boarishness
boart
Boas
boast
boasted
boaster
boastful
boastfulness
boasting
boastingly
boastless
boat
boat deck
boat drill
boat neck
boat people
boat race

WORDS THAT END LIKE BOASTFULLY

beautifully
bully
carefully
delightfully
faithfully
forcefully
fully
gracefully
gratefully
hopefully
lawfully
painfully
peacefully
powerfully
respectfully
successfully
tastefully
thankfully
thoughtfully
truthfully
wonderfully

Synonyms and antonyms of boastfully in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «boastfully» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BOASTFULLY

Find out the translation of boastfully to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of boastfully from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «boastfully» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

夸耀
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

jactanciosamente
570 millions of speakers

English

boastfully
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

boastfully
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بمزيد من الفخر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

хвастливо
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

boastfully
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পক্ষই গর্বের সাথে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vantardise
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dengan berbangga
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

prahlerisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

boastfully
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

boastfully
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Seneng banget
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khoe khoang
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெருமையாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बढाईखोरपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

boastfully
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

boastfully
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

chełpliwie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

хвалькувато
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lăudăros
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

boastfully
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Trots
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skryt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hoverende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of boastfully

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BOASTFULLY»

The term «boastfully» is normally little used and occupies the 116.262 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BOASTFULLY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about boastfully

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QUOTES WITH «BOASTFULLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word boastfully.
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Mel Gibson
I have learned that a bitter experience can make you stronger. I now boastfully say that I have a hide like a rhinoceros... and I'm smiling. It's an interesting thing.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOASTFULLY»

Discover the use of boastfully in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to boastfully and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Notes and emendations to the text of Shakespeare's plays: ...
So he nodded, And soberly did mount an strm-girt steed, Who neigh'd so high, that what I would have spoke Was boastfully dumb'd by him." One slight objection to this change is that boastfully must be read as a dissyllable, and such is the ...
John Payne Collier, 1853
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Treatise on the Heathen Superstitions that Today Live Among ...
The speaker begins abruptly with an address to sickness, who is indirectly requested to rid the road of wild beasts (sentence 1:1). He then shifts abruptly and summons tobacco (sentence 1:2), and boastfully identifies himself ( sentences 1:3-4).
Hernando Ruiz de Alarcón, James Richard Andrews, Ross Hassig, 1987
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The Tragedie of Antonie and Cleopatra
488) : The MS gives, 'Was boastfully dumb'd by him.' One slight objection to this change is that boastfully must be read as a disyllable, and such is the case with various words. . . . Boastfully might be, and probably was, misprinted 'beastly.
William Shakespeare, 2001
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Barron's English for Foreign Language Speakers: The Easy Way
2. boastfully (boste ful lee) Boasting or speaking freely with great pride to impress people. 3. dramatically (dra mat tick lee) Exciting, impressive. 4. extravagantly (ex trav a gant lee) Spending more than is necessary. 5. meticulously (me tick u ...
Christina Lacie, 2008
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Strictures on Mr. Collier's New Edition of Shakespeare, 1858
1632], boastfully for 'beastly,' is not to be admitted so readily, inasmuch as ' beastly' is perfectly intelligible, although boastfully (which may easily be pronounced in the time of a dissyllable) seems to afford a much superior sense in reference to ...
Alexander Dyce, 1859
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The Bearskin Quiver: A Collection of Southwestern American ...
Spider lives up there, and he was offended that Turtle always talked boastfully. He said he would go and challenge Turtle and surely defeat him. Maybe then he would be ashamed and never again talk boastfully. After saying this, he made a ...
Gregory McNamee, 2002
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The Language of Fiction: A Writer's Stylebook
Because “was boastfully proud” is a second predicate that shares a subject (“She ”) with the first one, a comma shouldn't precede it. But fixing the error might be a rhythmic mistake: “She had known him when he was a poor country boy and was  ...
Brian Shawver, 2013
8
Hidden in Plain Sight
This horn had eyes like the eyes of a man and a mouth that spoke boastfully. “ First, Daniel 7:7 describes the fourth beast. We saw earlier in Chapter 5 that this beast represents Islam. What must be noted first in this chapter is that this beast's  ...
Mark Davidson, 2012
9
11: Indispensable Relationships You Can't Be Without
I began to see myself as an aboriginal who could be boastfully local, boastfully indigenous, boastfully rooted. Wes Jackson and his good friend Kentucky poet/ farmer Wendell Berry (whom I believe is our country's greatest living poet) have ...
Leonard Sweet, 2012
10
What Is the Antichrist-Islam Connection?
The little horn also is mentioned speaking boastfully. As far as most "non-royal" people are concerned, ALL kings speak boastfully. Each king in the confederacy probably will speak boastfully, but Daniel only mentions the little horn's boasting.
Roland L. Back, Michael Back, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOASTFULLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term boastfully is used in the context of the following news items.
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China's Failing Stock Market Rescue Faces 'Black Tuesday'
The Daily boastfully added, “(China has) the conditions, ability and confidence in maintaining capital market stability.” The “all-in” strategy ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
2
Kwara APC: Wielding the big stick to resolve crisis
Though the APC may be gloating over its total victory at the polls, it cannot boastfully say that its house is in order. The Kwara APC, just like the ... «Daily Trust, Jul 15»
3
Public employees deserve to be heard
Boastfully following the ALEC (American Legislative Exchange Council, a coalition of state legislators across the country funded by large ... «Charleston Gazette, Jul 15»
4
Kargil : How Much 'By The Throat' Did The Pakistan Army Have Us?
Did Musharraf's ploy really have the Indian Army and nation by the throat as he boastfully states, is the question under debate. Analysis of this ... «Swarajya, Jul 15»
5
Grace's bedroom coup holds
I support that. VP Mnangagwa, I support that and am sure you have lost count the number of meetings we have had,” she boastfully said. «Zimbabwe Independent, Jul 15»
6
Top 100 Agencies 2015: STRIKEFORCE Communications
Rutsein doesn't say this boastfully. In fact, he says it with a mixture of pride and awe in his voice. While the Gilead work boosted its profile ... «Medical Marketing and Media, Jul 15»
7
Army curbs smuggling of militants into Arsal
BEIRUT: They knew he came from a family of modest means, so when Abdul-Rahman Ghadedi began boastfully driving shiny new cars and ... «The Daily Star, Jul 15»
8
Compare French and California wines, and see what you learn
... a cool climate versus a forgiving one, as well as how oak may be used judiciously (Burgundy, in general) or boastfully (Sonoma, in general). «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
9
The New Roe v. Wade
Huge numbers of Americans have children out of wedlock or live together boastfully unmarried, and there is no sanction for that behavior. «American Thinker, Jun 15»
10
The Baltic Assault Paradigm
The NYT article precisely because of its bias is a treasure trove of information (boastfully presented) of the stirrings of confrontation. The war ... «CounterPunch, Jun 15»

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