mórfhoclach — meaning in English

English meaning

• boastful adjective Given to boasting; excessively proud of oneself in speech.
• bombastic adj showy in speech and given to using flowery or elaborate terms; grandiloquent; pompous

Senses

mórfhoclach is used for these senses in English:

• boastful Tending to boast or brag.
• magniloquent Using pompous speech; speaking with deliberately long or esoteric words.

bombastic — full definition

1. adj showy in speech and given to using flowery or elaborate terms; grandiloquent; pompous
2. adj High‐sounding but with little meaning.
3. adj Loud, aggressive, highly exaggerated, or explosive in manner or delivery; over‐the‐top.
4. adj Inflated, overfilled.

Related Irish words