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Boastless vs Boastful - What's the difference?

boastless | boastful |

As adjectives the difference between boastless and boastful

is that boastless is without boasting or ostentation while boastful is tending to boast or brag.

boastless

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Without boasting or ostentation.
    • (Webster 1913)

    boastful

    English

    Alternative forms

    * boastfull (archaic)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Tending to boast or brag.
    • He wrote a boastful autobiography, recording all his great deeds.

    Derived terms

    * boastfulness

    See also

    * proud

    Anagrams

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