swaggeringly
Definition
Adverb: In a manner that is boastful, arrogant, or self-importantly confident; with an air of superiority or swagger.
Usage Examples
- (He entered with exaggerated self-confidence.)
- (She boasted arrogantly about her successes.)
- (He showed off his triumph with obvious pride.)
Advanced Usage
"to act swaggeringly": to behave with ostentatious confidence, often to impress or intimidate others.
- The new manager acted swaggeringly on his first day, but his team soon found him incompetent. (He behaved arrogantly, but his skills did not match his attitude.)
"to strut swaggeringly": to walk in a proud, cocky manner, typically with a noticeable sway or bounce.
- The peacock strutted swaggeringly across the lawn, displaying its feathers. (The bird moved with exaggerated pride.)
Variants and Related Words
Swagger (verb/noun): to walk or behave in a very confident, arrogant way; a confident, arrogant manner.
- He swaggered into the bar, looking for a fight. (He walked with an air of superiority.)
Swaggering (adjective): characterized by or showing a swagger; arrogant or boastful.
- His swaggering attitude annoyed his colleagues. (His arrogant behaviour irritated others.)
Synonyms
- Arrogantly: in a manner showing an exaggerated sense of one's own importance.
- Boastfully: in a way that expresses excessive pride in oneself.
- Cockily: in a confidently impudent or cheeky manner.
- Haughtily: in a disdainfully proud way.
Related Idioms
To walk with a swagger: to move in a way that shows overconfidence.
- The young boxer walked with a swagger, already celebrating his victory. (He moved arrogantly, as if he had already won.)
To talk big: to boast or exaggerate one's abilities or importance.
- He talks big about his wealth, but he lives in a small apartment. (He boasts swaggeringly but cannot back it up.)