boastfully C2+ Topic:Numbers & Quantity US /ˈboʊstfəli/ UK /ˈbəʊstfəli/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adv in a way that shows excessive pride in oneself or one's achievements He spoke boastfully of victories no one could verify. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · in a way that shows... proudlyvaingloriouslyarrogantlyconceitedlypompouslycockily ↔ Opposites modestlyhumblyunassumingly Word family Related forms boastfulboastboastfulness Etymology AI details From boastful + -ly, from boast + -ful; boast is from Middle English boost ('arrogance'), of obscure origin. boost Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Numbers & Quantity Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # boastfully **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈboʊstfəli/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈbəʊstfəli/ ## Meanings 1. in a way that shows excessive pride in oneself or one's achievements ## Examples - He spoke boastfully of victories no one could verify. ## Synonyms - proudly - vaingloriously - arrogantly - conceitedly - pompously - cockily ## Antonyms - modestly - humbly - unassumingly ## Related Forms - boastful - boast - boastfulness ## Roots and Affixes - Root: boost ## Etymology From boastful + -ly, from boast + -ful; boast is from Middle English boost ('arrogance'), of obscure origin. ## AI Etymology Boastfully comes from boastful + -ly, from boast + -ful; boast is from Middle English boost ('arrogance'), of obscure origin. The historical trail runs through boost in Middle English. Morphologically, boastfully is transparent: it draws on boastful + -ly, from boast + -ful. Used as an adverb, boastfully now means "in a way that shows excessive pride in oneself or one's achievements", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in related forms such as boastful, boast, and boastfulness. That uncertainty is part of the entry: the safest account is the attested form and the limited comparisons preserved with it. ## Topics - Numbers & Quantity - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown