"boastfully" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more boastfully [comparative], most boastfully [superlative]
Etymology: boastful + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|boastful|ly}} boastful + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} boastfully (comparative more boastfully, superlative most boastfully)
  1. In a boastful manner. Translations (in a boastful manner): lovğa-lovğa (Azerbaijani), rehentelevästi (Finnish), leuhkasti (Finnish), iactanter (Latin), skrytsamt (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-boastfully-en-adv-YRK-q66O Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly

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