rodomontade

American  

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

noun

1. vainglorious boasting or bragging; pretentious, blustering talk.

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adjective

1. bragging.

verb (used without object)

rodomontaded, rodomontading

1. to boast; brag; talk big.

rodomontade British  

/ ˌrɒdəmɒnˈteɪd, -ˈtɑːd /

noun

1. 1. boastful words or behaviour; bragging

   2. ( as modifier )

      rodomontade behaviour

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verb

1. (intr) to boast, bluster, or rant

Etymology

Origin of rodomontade

First recorded in 1605–15; from Middle French, from Italian Rodomonte, the boastful king of Algiers in Orlando Innamorato and Orlando Furioso + Middle French -ade -ade ¹

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Example Sentences

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rodomontade

The rodomontade was, Laurel saw, a gag, but the essence of its truth was soon realized.

From The New Yorker ● Sep. 18, 2015

What eristic discipline they brought to their sciolistic quibbles, though prone to occasional bursts of rodomontade!

From Washington Post ● Aug. 21, 2015

In his next rodomontade, Evangelist Sunday became emphatic.

From Time Magazine Archive

Up bel canto hill and down rodomontade dale, con brio, with the rising young opera star Rockwell Blake.

From Time Magazine Archive

There is less rodomontade than in the previous plays, but again we have to record an absence of humour.

From The Growth of English Drama by Arnold Wynne

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