adverb
- in a boastful or bragging manner
Usage: formal; literary
Examples
- He spoke vauntingly of his achievements in front of his colleagues.
- The champion smiled vauntingly as he held up the trophy.
- She vauntingly declared that no one could match her skills.
- The politician vauntingly promised to solve all the city’s problems.
- He vauntingly displayed his expensive watch to impress others.