Word of the Day

: November 20, 2006

thrasonical

adjective thray-SAH-nih-kul

What It Means

: of, relating to, resembling, or characteristic of Thraso : bragging, boastful

thrasonical in Context

Bob's incessant bragging earned him a reputation as a thrasonical bore among his coworkers.

Did You Know?

Thraso was a blustering old soldier in the comedy Eunuchus, a play written by the great Roman dramatist Terence more than 2,000 years ago. Terence is generally remembered for his realistic characterizations, and in Thraso he created a swaggerer whose vainglorious boastfulness was not soon to be forgotten. Thraso's reputation as a braggart lives on in "thrasonical," a word that boasts a history as an English adjective for more than 440 years.