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Thrasonical — Thra*son ic*al, a. [From Thrso, the name of a braggart soldier in Terence s Eunuch: cf. L. Thrasonianus.] Of or pertaining to Thraso; like, or becoming to, Thraso; bragging; boastful; vainglorious. {Thra*son ic*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thrasonical — [thrə sän′i kəl] adj. [< L Thraso, name of the braggart in Terence s Eunuch (< Gr Thrasōn < thrasos, tharsos, bold < IE base * dhers , to dare, be bold > DARE) + ICAL] boastful; bragging thrasonically adv … English World dictionary
thrasonical — adjective Etymology: Latin Thrason , Thraso Thraso, braggart soldier in the comedy Eunuchus by Terence Date: 1564 of, relating to, resembling, or characteristic of Thraso ; bragging, boastful • thrasonically adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
thrasonical — thrasonically, adv. /thray son i keuhl/, adj. boastful; vainglorious. [1555 65; < L Thrason (s. of Thraso, braggart in Terence s Eunuchus) + ICAL] * * * … Universalium
thrasonical — adjective /θrəˈsɒnɪkəl/ Like Thraso (a character in the play by ); boastful, bragging, vainglorious. The Sorbonicall clamours (which at Paris I haue ſene in time paſt whē poperie moſt raigned) might be worthily thought in compariſon of thys… … Wiktionary
thrasonical — adj. boastful, arrogant, proud; pertaining to Thraso of the Roman comedy Eunuchus … English contemporary dictionary
thrasonical — a. 1. [Said of things.] Boasting, bragging, gasconading. 2. [Said of persons.] Boastful, bragging, vainglorious, ostentatious, pretentious … New dictionary of synonyms
thrasonical — thra·son·i·cal … English syllables
thrasonical — thra•son•i•cal [[t]θreɪˈsɒn ɪ kəl[/t]] adj. boastful; vainglorious • Etymology: 1555–65; < L Thrasōn , s. of Thrasō braggart in Terence s Eunuchus … From formal English to slang
thrasonical — Being brash and boastful … Grandiloquent dictionary
