boastful

Adjective Satellite

exhibiting self-importance

Adj

Tending to boast or brag.

Adjective

Showing excessive pride and self-satisfaction in one's achievements.

Examples

He wrote a boastful autobiography, recording all his great deeds.
His BOASTFUL attitude after winning a Words With Friends game was somewhat annoying.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English bostful, equivalent to boast + -ful.

Synonyms

big, braggart, bragging, braggy, cock-a-hoop, crowing, self-aggrandising, self-aggrandizing, boastful, gasconade, spread-eagle, swaggering, thrasonic, thrasonical, vaunting

Antonyms

humble, modest, quiet, shy, silent

Scrabble Score: 13

boastful: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
boastful: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
boastful: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

boastful: valid Words With Friends Word