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单词 thrasonical
释义

thrasonical

[ threy-son-i-kuhl ]
/ θreɪˈsɒn ɪ kəl /

adjective

boastful; vainglorious.

Origin of thrasonical

1555–65; <Latin Thrasōn- (stem of Thrasō, braggart in Terence's Eunuchus) + -ical

OTHER WORDS FROM thrasonical

thra·son·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby thrasonical

thrash about, thrasher, thrashing, thrash metal, thrash out, thrasonical, Thrasybulus, thrave, thraw, thrawart, thrawn
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Example sentences from the Web for thrasonical

  • What Junker-led men could do they have since done to make that thrasonical brag good.

    New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1|Various
  • Unlike the ordinary soldier of fortune, he was not in the least thrasonical.

    The Dictator|Justin McCarthy
  • Not since the superb Mondor amazed the world has so thrasonical a bully been seen upon the stage.

    Scaramouche|Rafael Sabatini
  • How wonderfully popular these thrasonical wild-beast tamers and prancing proconsul sort of fellows are—with the gallery!

    Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 105, November 18, 1893|Various

British Dictionary definitions for thrasonical

thrasonical
/ (θrəˈsɒnɪkəl) /

adjective

rare bragging; boastful

Derived forms of thrasonical

thrasonically, adverb

Word Origin for thrasonical

C16: from Latin Thrasō name of boastful soldier in Eunuchus, a play by Terence, from Greek Thrasōn, from thrasus forceful
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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