boastfully
part of speech
adverb (boastfully)
meaning for a pupil
In a boastful way: talking very proudly about yourself or what you have done, so others feel you are showing off. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Moab and Ammon spoke proudly and mockingly against Israel and its land. Interpretation: The prophet shows that God notices when nations mock His people and will answer their pride. In the primary lessons: in stories, a character boastfully brags about his skill or plans, and the reader sees he is vain
examples
- This shall they have for their pride, because they have taunted and spoken boastfully against the people of the LORD of hosts. (Prophets ZEP.2.10, JPS 1917) tree →
- I have heard the taunt of Moab, and the revilings of the children of Ammon, wherewith they have taunted My people, and spoken boastfully concerning their border. (Prophets ZEP.2.8, JPS 1917) tree →
- She boastfully told us she was the best swimmer. tree →
- He boastfully said he would win every race. tree →
- The bird boastfully talked about his home. tree →
note
nothing for maths
In the corpora
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «boastfully» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.