Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

braggatory

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: brag-ga-to-ry
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Exhibiting or characteristic of hubris; boastful.

Example Sentences

"Not to be using this in a braggatory way or anything, but I'm a little more equipped to handle these things than Dixon."
"God forbid he use a name that is not braggatory... had to be something like "richboy", "sexmachine", "tootoughforyou" or "godofeverything" […]"
"Feeling particularly good-natured, Thera gave Alannah a sporting chance before out-distancing her, following that up with a braggatory lap around the cabin before Alannah reached it."

Etymology

From brag + -atory.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: brag

Inflected Forms

more braggatory (comparative) most braggatory (superlative)

Questions

What does braggatory mean?: Exhibiting or characteristic of hubris; boastful.
Where does braggatory come from?: From brag + -atory.

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