Word: boastive
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: boast
ive
Definition: presumptuous; excessively forward
Morphemes:
Affix: boast
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To speak of with pride, vanity, or exultation, with a view to self-commendation; to extol.
Affix: -ive
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An adjective suffix signifying relating or belonging to, of the nature of, tending to, or serving to; as: affirmative, active, conclusive, corrective, diminutive.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ivus
Language: la
Decoded: -ivus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Adjective suffix.