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单词 braggadocious
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Definition of braggadocious in English:

braggadocious

adjective ˌbraɡəˈdəʊʃəsˌbraɡəˈdō(t)SHəs
US informal
  • Boastful or arrogant.

    it sounds braggadocious, but I don't think I ever dropped a pass in a game
    I've never been a braggadocious kind of guy
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Unusually character-driven for a genre that typically deals in braggadocious montages of big barrel riding, this polished Australian production is buoyed along by the outsized personalities of a pair of pushing-50 best mates.
    • I don't want to seem braggadocious, but people keep telling me it's the most famous house in the country, after the White House.
    • This is an album of braggadocious hip-hop, full-bodied with confrontational street style.
    • I'm not being braggadocious about this, but I play well.
    • Actually, being a rapper might just be a strong plus in portraying the early, braggadocious Cassius Clay.
    • After one season with the New England Patriots, Johnson has decided to go back to his old, braggadocious self.
    • At least one tweet was pretty braggadocious; it casually mentioned "my third sailboat" with an accompanying photo.
    • Elizabeth is really not a braggadocious person.
    • Even though he seems to be a little braggadocious about being an Americorps volunteer, he seems to be a decent guy.
    • Lyrically it doesn't go beyond braggadocious bluster and more local-musician name-drops.
    • It may have been braggadocious, but it wasn't untrue.
    Synonyms
    bragging, crowing, swaggering, braggart, overweening, overbearing, bumptious, puffed up, vaunting, blowhard, ostentatious, full of oneself

Origin

Mid 19th century: from braggadocio + -ous.

 
 

Definition of braggadocious in US English:

braggadocious

adjectiveˌbraɡəˈdō(t)SHəs
US informal
  • Boastful or arrogant.

    it sounds braggadocious, but I don't think I ever dropped a pass in a game
    I've never been a braggadocious kind of guy
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Actually, being a rapper might just be a strong plus in portraying the early, braggadocious Cassius Clay.
    • At least one tweet was pretty braggadocious; it casually mentioned "my third sailboat" with an accompanying photo.
    • Unusually character-driven for a genre that typically deals in braggadocious montages of big barrel riding, this polished Australian production is buoyed along by the outsized personalities of a pair of pushing-50 best mates.
    • It may have been braggadocious, but it wasn't untrue.
    • Lyrically it doesn't go beyond braggadocious bluster and more local-musician name-drops.
    • This is an album of braggadocious hip-hop, full-bodied with confrontational street style.
    • Elizabeth is really not a braggadocious person.
    • I'm not being braggadocious about this, but I play well.
    • After one season with the New England Patriots, Johnson has decided to go back to his old, braggadocious self.
    • I don't want to seem braggadocious, but people keep telling me it's the most famous house in the country, after the White House.
    • Even though he seems to be a little braggadocious about being an Americorps volunteer, he seems to be a decent guy.
    Synonyms
    bragging, crowing, swaggering, braggart, overweening, overbearing, bumptious, puffed up, vaunting, blowhard, ostentatious, full of oneself

Origin

Mid 19th century: from braggadocio + -ous.

 
 
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