— braggingly , adv. — bragless , adj.
/brag/ , v. , bragged, bragging , n. , adj.
v.i.
1. to use boastful language; boast: He bragged endlessly about his high score.
v.t.
2. to boast of: He bragged that he had won.
n.
3. a boast or vaunt.
4. a thing to boast of.
5. a boaster.
6. an old English card game similar to poker.
adj.
7. Archaic. unusually fine; first-rate.
[ 1350-1400; ME brag (n.) ostentation, arrogance, braggen (v.); of obscure orig. ]
Syn. 1. See boast 1 .
Ant. 2. depreciate.