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German
Etymology
Prahler + -isch
Pronunciation
Adjective
prahlerisch (strong nominative masculine singular prahlerischer, comparative prahlerischer, superlative am prahlerischsten)
- boastful, ostentatious
- Synonyms: aufschneiderisch, prahlsüchtig, vollmundig
1906, Hermann Hesse, Unterm Rad, Berlin: S. Fischer:Sein Hauptfehler war eine starke Eitelkeit, die ihn auf dem Katheder oft zu prahlerischen Kunststückchen verleitete und welche ihn nicht dulden ließ, seine Macht und Autorität nur im geringsten bezweifelt zu sehen.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Positive forms of prahlerisch
Comparative forms of prahlerisch
Superlative forms of prahlerisch
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