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boastfully en · ADV

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Etymology

Etymology tree English boastful Middle English -ly English -ly English boastfully From boastful + -ly.

Meanings

1. In a boastful manner.
   • Nixon boastfully called the seven days he spent on the Chinese mainland "the week that changed the world"–without, however, specifying whether the change was for the better or for the worse. The way he humbled himself before Mao Tse-tung and Chou En-lai reminded me of the tribute-bearing foreign emissaries of the previous centuries who went to Peking to pay homage at the Chinese Imperial Court. Nixon's hosts must have laughed in their sleeves at his behavior during their meetings. 1983, James C. H. Shen, “Beginnings of Endings”, in Robert Myers, editor, The U.S. & Free China: How the U.S. Sold Out Its Ally, Washington, D.C.: Acropolis Books Ltd., →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 7:
   • Figures from both groups – rightwing activist Charlie Kirk and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) – boastfully shared these images on X, with the latter sarcastically thanking South Park for helping them in their recruiting efforts. (The show responded on X by asking DHS “Wait, so we ARE relevant? #eatabagofdicks”.) 2025 August 7, Zach Vasquez, “From puppy murder to racist podcasts: South Park’s anti-deportation episode is utterly ruthless TV”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

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Translations (5)

sv skrytsamt (in a boastful manner) · fi rehentelevästi (in a boastful manner) · la iactanter (in a boastful manner) · fi leuhkasti (in a boastful manner) · az lovğa-lovğa (in a boastful manner)