Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

boastingly

/ˈbəʊstɪŋli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: boast-ing-ly
IPA: /ˈbəʊstɪŋli/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Example Sentences

"I doe not thinke that any Spartane Citizen did boastingly glorifie himselfe for his valor, because it was a popular vertue in that Nation […]."

Etymology

From boasting + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: boasting

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈbəʊstɪŋli/

Inflected Forms

more boastingly (comparative) most boastingly (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce boastingly?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbəʊstɪŋli/.
What does boastingly mean?: Boastfully.
Where does boastingly come from?: From boasting + -ly.

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