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thrasonical
thra·son·i·cal T0182700 (thrā-sŏn′ĭ-kəl, thrə-) adj. Boastful. [From Latin Thrasō, a braggart soldier in the play Eunuchus by Terence, from Greek Thrasōn, Greek male name used in comedy, from thrasus, bold, rash, arrogant; akin to Old English durran, to dare, and Czech and Slovak drzý, insolent.] thra·son′i·cal·ly adv. thrasonical (θrəˈsɒnɪkəl) adj (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) rare bragging; boastful[C16: from Latin Thrasō name of boastful soldier in Eunuchus, a play by Terence, from Greek Thrasōn, from thrasus forceful] thraˈsonically advthra•son•i•cal (θreɪˈsɒn ɪ kəl) adj. boastful; vainglorious. [1555–65; < Latin Thrasōn-, s. of Thrasō braggart in Terence's Eunuchus] |