braggadociousとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (米国発音) IPA: /ˌbɹæ.ɡəˈdəʊ.ʃəs/
• 韻: -əʊʃəs
• ハイフネーション: brag‧ga‧do‧cious

形容詞

braggadocious (comparative more braggadocious, superlative most braggadocious) (informal, chiefly US)

1. Exhibiting braggadocio; characterized by empty boasts.
   • 2017, Stuart Lewis, When Walls Become Bridges: A Journey of Discovery to Heal and Conquer Hatred, [Toronto]: Stuart Lewis, →ISBN, page 34:

     He talked in a braggadocious manner about his job, but […] I am not sure how successful he actually was.

   • 2025 September 23, Donald Trump, speech at United Nations:

     And I'm really good at predicting things. They actually said during the campaign, they had a hat, the best-selling hat. Trump was right about everything. And I don't say that in a braggadocious way, but it's true. I've been right about everything

参照

• “braggadocious”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “braggadocious”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present.