thrasonical

[ threy-son-i-kuh l ]

/ θreɪˈsɒn ɪ kəl /

adjective

boastful; vainglorious.

Nearby words

thrash about, thrash metal, thrash out, thrasher, thrashing, thrasonical, thrasonically, thrasybulus, thrave, thraw, thrawart

Origin of thrasonical

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

Related formsthra·son·i·cal·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for thrasonical

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
Unlike the ordinary soldier of fortune, he was not in the least thrasonical.
The Dictator|Justin McCarthy
Not since the superb Mondor amazed the world has so thrasonical a bully been seen upon the stage.
Scaramouche|Rafael Sabatini
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

British Dictionary definitions for thrasonical

thrasonical

/ (θrəˈsɒnɪkəl) /

adjective

rare bragging; boastful

Derived Formsthrasonically, 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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