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gloaty

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Characterized by or resembling gloating.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1947, Rex Stout, Too Many Women, Thorndike Press & Chivers Press, 1999, Chapter 24, p. 233, “This,” Cramer declared in as gloaty a tone as I had ever heard from him, “is really rich. [...] ”
  • 2014, Rick Owens, cited by Alexander Fury in “Rick Owens and the Dark Art of Creativity,” The Independent, 17 October, 2014, I don’t have to do anything I don’t want to. It’s not like I’m obligated to make any compromises, which is a wonderful thing. I probably sound a little gloaty to say that, or a little boastful, but it’s significant.

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History

Etymology

From gloat + -y.