Crossword clues for boastfulness
boastfulness
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Boastful \Boast"ful\, a. Given to, or full of, boasting; inclined to boast; vaunting; vainglorious; self-praising. -- Boast"ful*ly, adv. -- Boast"ful*ness, n.
Wiktionary
n. The characteristic of being boastful.
WordNet
n. outspoken conceit [syn: vainglory]
Usage examples of "boastfulness".
Fits of deep melancholy alternated with bursts of Spanish boastfulness, utterly astonishing to the modest and soberminded Englishman, who would often have fancied him inspired by usquebaugh, had he not had ocular proof of his extreme abstemiousness.
Fits of deep melancholy alternated with bursts of Spanish boastfulness, utterly astonishing to the modest and sober-minded Englishman, who would often have fancied him inspired by usquebaugh, had he not had ocular proof of his extreme abstemiousness.
We do not make these statements in a spirit of vain boastfulness, but having devoted many years to improving and perfecting surgical appliances and apparatus, and having had practical experience in the successful treatment of thousands of cases, we do say that our manner of treatment is original and employed only by us.