Braggardism

Pronunciation varies by accent · noun

Meaning

Boastfulness; tendency to brag..

Example Sentences

Why, Valentine, what Braggardiſme is this?

[…] they could be seen venturing slowly and quietly under the projectiles, as far as the spots where the soldiers had fallen. They often crawled along on hands and knees, and endeavoured to take advantage of the various ditches and hedges, of all the protection that the ground afforded, never evincing any braggardism in unnecessarily exposing themselves to peril.

Once, Brutan came back from the arena with his left cheek laid open from an animal’s claw. But the wound had dulled no part of his braggardism and he told a highly colored tale of an encounter against nearly impossible odds.

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