Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

boastsome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: boast-some
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Indicative of boast or boasting; bragging; boastful.

Example Sentences

"Ye have much cause for envy — but not all. We boastsome rich ones, whom the Gospel sways, And one who wears a coronet and prays; [...]"

Etymology

Etymology tree English boast Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Germanic *samaz Proto-Germanic *-samaz Proto-West Germanic *-sam Old English -sum Middle English -som English -some English boastsome From boast + -some.

Inflected Forms

more boastsome (comparative) most boastsome (superlative)

Questions

What does boastsome mean?: Indicative of boast or boasting; bragging; boastful.
Where does boastsome come from?: Etymology tree English boast Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Germanic *samaz Proto-Germanic *-samaz Proto-West Germanic *-sam Old English -sum Middle English -som English -some English boastsome From boast + -some.

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