boastingly

English

Etymology

From boasting +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbəʊstɪŋli/

Adverb

boastingly (comparative more boastingly, superlative most boastingly)

Boastfully.
- 1603, Michel de Montaigne, translated by John Florio, The Essayes […], London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:
  , II.7:
  I doe not thinke that any Spartane Citizen did boastingly glorifie himselfe for his valor, because it was a popular vertue in that Nation […].