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unˈboastful, a.
(un-1 7.)
1727–46Thomson Summer 684 Oft in humble station dwells Unboastful worth, above fastidious pomp. 1747Collins Ode Simplicity ii, O chaste, unboastful Nymph, to thee I call! 1868Milman St. Paul's xix. 494 Unlike most great men, the more he is revealed to posterity, [Wellington] shows more substantial, unboastful, unquestionable greatness. 1890Ld. Coleridge in J. E. Butler Recoll. G. Butler (1893) 483 An athlete quite unboastful, a sportsman silent about his exploits. |