Astronomical vs Swagger - What's the difference?
astronomical | swagger |
(not comparable) Of or relating to astronomy.
* 1839 , (Edgar Allan Poe), ,
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(comparable) Very large; of vast measure.
* 1959 , (Andre Norton), ,
To walk with a swaying motion; hence, to walk and act in a pompous, consequential manner.
* Beaconsfield
To boast or brag noisily; to be ostentatiously proud or vainglorious; to bluster; to bully.
* Collier
confidence, pride
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A bold, or arrogant strut.
A prideful boasting or bragging.
As an adjective astronomical
is (not comparable) of or relating to astronomy.As a verb swagger is
to walk with a swaying motion; hence, to walk and act in a pompous, consequential manner.As a noun swagger is
confidence, pride.astronomical
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Finally, all men saw that astronomical knowledge lied not, and they awaited the comet.
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- At the moment he wondered why anyone would want to visit Khatka, let alone pay some astronomical sum for the privilege.
Synonyms
* (relating to astronomy) astronomicDerived terms
* astronomically * astronomical unitswagger
English
Verb
(en verb)- a man who swaggers about London clubs
- To be great is not to swagger at our footmen.
- (Jonathan Swift)
Derived terms
* swaggerer * swaggeringlyNoun
(en noun)citation, page= , passage=After spending so much of the season looking upwards, the swashbuckling style and swagger of early season Spurs was replaced by uncertainty and frustration against a Norwich side who had the quality and verve to take advantage}}