| His pleasure when events went his way was the uncomplicated pleasure of a child or a boastful teenager. |
| He is a rather unpleasant figure throughout much of the play, a boastful blowhard, a bully, a coward. |
| The industry has been quite creative, indeed even boastful at times, about their solutions to this ever-growing problem. |
| Emma asked Mrs. Elton about her musical abilities, and she was both modest and boastful. |
| I don't know why I'm hanging with big-head, the boastful of all that is dumb guy stuff, otherwise known as Jordon. |
| Also known for his almost demonic pride, he produced masterpieces of boastful verses. |
