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braggy en · ADJ

Etymology

From brag + -y.

Meanings

  1. Prone to brag.
    • He was a biggity acting and braggy talking old man. 1931, Work Projects Administration, Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States:
    • "'That was only getting the pumpkin ready,' says Bassett, braggy and cheerful. 1909, O. Henry, The Gentle Grafter:
    • He was bombastic and braggy to the point of trash talking fellow performers. 2001 February 2, Ben Joravsky, “When the Star Comes Out”, in Chicago Reader:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
braggier Degree=Cmp lexicographic
braggiest Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

bragginess · braggily

Translations (2)

de prahlerisch (prone to brag) · de angeberisch (prone to brag)