boastful

adjective

boast·​ful ˈbōst-fəl 

: given to or marked by boasting : expressing excessive self-pride

a vain, boastful man

A few of the … parents are downright boastful about their sons.

—Jane Gross

… journalists who are only too willing to take at face value the boastful pronouncements of the company's publicity department.

—Jeffrey Young

At the highest levels, the administration's response to the crisis has been sluggish, characterized by boastful rhetoric but stagnant funding.

—The Washington Post

boastfully

ˈbōst-fə-lē 

adverb

If her new acquaintance wants to talk about plants, she might mention a few of her own, never boastfully, but with a pleasant tone of surprise, as if her parlor palm and the other person's had coincidentally attended the same high school.

—David Sedaris

Of the confidence reposed in him by Hudig—the master—he was boastfully and obtrusively proud.

—Joseph Conrad

boastfulness noun

Villars' military and diplomatic career under two kings of France was enormously successful, but his boastfulness and cupidity were notorious.

—David Wykes

Examples of boastful in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For some professionals, claiming credit for a workplace success might feel overly boastful or self-promotional. —Expert Panel®, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025

Sonos opting for The Trade Desk's OS would have represented a boastful commitment to advertisers. —Ars Technica, 12 Mar. 2025

After a firehose of a first six weeks back in the White House, President Trump delivered a boastful and partisan address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday night. —Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 5 Mar. 2025

Once a divisive figure in the NBA because of his father’s boastful public persona, Ball was met with a standing ovation. —Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above