How to pronounce thrasonical
American English pronunciation
thruh-SON-ih-kul
- IPA
- /θɹəˈsɑnɪkəl/
- Syllables
- thruh · SON · ih · kul (4 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What thrasonical means
Loudly bragging and full of yourself
In a sentence: Nobody wanted to hear his thrasonical speech about winning the spelling bee again.
Where it comes from: It comes from Thraso, a bragging character in an old Roman comedy by Terence. His name comes from a Greek word meaning bold.
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