thrasonical

[threy-son-i-kuh l]

adjective

boastful; vainglorious.

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

Historical Examples of thrasonical

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

British Dictionary definitions for thrasonical

thrasonical

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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