Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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jactitation | Yes | No | No | No |
bluster | Yes | No | Yes | No |
jactitation (noun) | bluster (noun) |
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(pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness | a swaggering show of courage |
speaking of yourself in superlatives | vain and empty boasting |
(law) a false boast that can harm others; especially a false claim to be married to someone (formerly actionable at law) | a violent gusty wind |
noisy confusion and turbulence |
jactitation (verb) | bluster (verb) |
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act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner | |
show off | |
blow hard; be gusty, as of wind |