braggadocious

adjective

brag·​ga·​do·​cious ˌbra-gə-ˈdō-shəs 

: characterized by bold or brash self-confidence : having or displaying braggadocio : boastful, cocky

… braggadocious flaunting of his Maserati sports car …

—Kai Arne Hansen

… confident lyrics that ooze both feminine mystique and braggadocious swagger.

—J'Na Jefferson

When I was in high school, I walked around like I was the best. … He told me to be braggadocious. He instilled this confidence in me and got the best out of me.

—Cam Saddler, quoted in The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

braggadociously adverb

He braggadociously claimed he believes he can lead the program to the College Football Playoff.

—Sam Blum

Examples of braggadocious in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The moment causes Byron, a selfish and braggadocious villain, to have a change of heart, stopping shipments of The Beauty and paying off the families ravaged by its gruesome side effects, like Bella’s. —Hunter Ingram, Variety, 5 Mar. 2026

Throughout many revealing conversations, the braggadocious zeal of Poseidon and Zeus, the sexy aloofness of Aphrodite and Dionysus, and the sniveling bitchery of Hermes and Hypnos were endearing, but all gave way to flawed people who grew deeply over time. —Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025

King’s straight-sets triumph over the braggadocious chauvinist wasn’t much in doubt once the players were on the court, though there was plenty of speculation leading up to the match. —Joe Reid, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025

Word History

Etymology

braggadocio + -ous, after derivatives with -ous of Latin adjectives ending in -ōc-, -ōx, as atrocious, ferocious

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above