rhodomontade

American  

[rod-uh-mon-teyd, -tahd, -muhn-, roh-duh-] / ˌrɒd ə mɒnˈteɪd, -ˈtɑd, -mən-, ˌroʊ də- /

noun

Obsolete.

rhodomontaded, rhodomontading

1. an obsolete variant of rodomontade.

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rhodomontade rhodomontading

The whole thing was, most probably, nothing but a bit of rhodomontade on Chevrial's part.

From The Destroyer A Tale of International Intrigue by Stevenson, Burton Egbert

All his Irish rhodomontade went straight out of my head, and I ran to him.

From Melchior's Dream and Other Tales by Ewing, Juliana Horatia Gatty

Her brother, Laertes, is a character we do not like so well: he is too hot and choleric, and somewhat rhodomontade.

From Hazlitt on English Literature An Introduction to the Appreciation of Literature by Zeitlin, Jacob

But, above all, the rhodomontade of simulated passion that he heard in the theatre, and the extravagance of action necessary for stage effect, would of themselves have tended to render him sceptical and callous.

From Prince Fortunatus by Black, William

Eve, who was only too glad that poor Joan's ignorance prevented her reading the exaggerated rhodomontade of penitence and despair with which the paper was filled, ignored the first question.

From Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 26, August, 1880 of Popular Literature and Science by Various

If he's never so much upon the stilts, that's always a sure way to bring him down, by reason he soon finds there's nothing to be got by rhodomontading.

From Cecilia; Or, Memoirs of an Heiress — Volume 3 by Burney, Fanny

But as luncheon is coming and we must go directly to the Admiralty to see Captain Beaufort, and then to the Carrs'—no more rhodomontading to-day.

From The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth, Volume 2 by Hare, Augustus J. C.