braggadocian

braggadocian
brag·ga·do·cian

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  • braggadocian — |bragə|dōsh(ē)ən, |braig , ōsēən, ōch(ē)ən adjective : given to or of the nature of a braggadocio …   Useful english dictionary

  • braggadocio — braggadocian, adj. /brag euh doh shee oh /, n., pl. braggadocios. 1. empty boasting; bragging. 2. a boasting person; braggart. [after Braggadocchio, boastful character in Spenser s Faerie Queene (1590), appar. a pseudo It coinage based on BRAG] * …   Universalium

  • braggadocio —   n. boasting; braggart.    ♦ braggadocian, n. & a …   Dictionary of difficult words

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