thrasonical

[ threy-son-i-kuhl ]

/ θreɪˈsɒn ɪ kəl /

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adjective

boastful; vainglorious.

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Origin of thrasonical

1555–65; <Latin Thrasōn- (stem of Thrasō, braggart in Terence's Eunuchus) + -ical

OTHER WORDS FROM thrasonical

thra·son·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby thrasonical

thrash about, thrasher, thrashing, thrash metal, thrash out, thrasonical, Thrasybulus, thrave, thraw, thrawart, thrawn

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How to use thrasonical in a sentence

How wonderfully popular these thrasonical wild-beast tamers and prancing proconsul sort of fellows are—with the gallery!
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 105, November 18, 1893|Various
Not since the superb Mondor amazed the world has so thrasonical a bully been seen upon the stage.
Scaramouche|Rafael Sabatini
What Junker-led men could do they have since done to make that thrasonical brag good.
New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1|Various
It was as if the Deputy Commissioner, fulfilling Pompeys thrasonical boast, had stamped upon the ground and raised legions.
A Civil Servant in Burma|Herbert Thirkel White

Unlike the ordinary soldier of fortune, he was not in the least thrasonical.
The Dictator|Justin McCarthy

British Dictionary definitions for thrasonical

thrasonical

/ (θrəˈsɒnɪkəl) /

adjective

rare bragging; boastful

Derived forms of thrasonical

thrasonically, adverb

Word Origin for thrasonical

C16: from Latin Thrasō name of boastful soldier in Eunuchus, a play by Terence, from Greek Thrasōn, from thrasus forceful

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