Defn: Boastfully; with boasting. "He boastingly tells you." Burke.
BOASTIVE
Boast"ive, a.
Defn: Presumptuous. [R.]
BOASTLESS
Boast"less, a.
Defn: Without boasting or ostentation.
BOAT
Boat, n. Etym: [OE. boot, bat, AS. bat; akin to Icel. batr, Sw. båt,
Dan. baad, D.& G. boot. Cf. Bateau.]
1. A small open vessel, or water craft, usually moved by cars or paddles, but often by a sail.
Note: Different kinds of boats have different names; as, canoe, yawl, wherry, pinnace, punt, etc.
2. Hence, any vessel; usually with some epithet descriptive of its use or mode of propulsion; as, pilot boat, packet boat, passage boat, advice boat, etc. The term is sometimes applied to steam vessels, even of the largest class; as, the Cunard boats.
3. A vehicle, utensil, or dish, somewhat resembling a boat in shape; as, a stone boat; a gravy boat.