braggadocious

From braggadocio +‎ -ous.

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌbɹæ.ɡəˈdəʊ.ʃəs/
• Hyphenation: brag‧ga‧do‧cious

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.

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