Meaning of gloaty | Babel Free

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Characterized by or resembling gloating.

Examples

“[…] I saw⟳ Rosita and José, hand in hand, doing a sort⟳ of gloaty, derisive fandango for the torturing of Pete.”

“The rest⟳ of the town looked like⟳ servant’s quarters surrounding the “big house.” And different from everybody else in the town he put⟳ off moving in until it had been painted, in and out. And look⟳ at the way he painted it—a gloaty, sparkly white.”

“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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