rodomontade
vainglorious boasting or bragging; pretentious, blustering talk.
bragging.
Origin of rodomontade
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How to use rodomontade in a sentence
Except for this exhibition of rodomontade his address was a wonderful display of reasoning and erudition.
The Life of John Marshall Volume 4 of 4 | Albert J. BeveridgeLily said, "Yes, it was so," without at all understanding what he meant by his rodomontade.
London's Heart | B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) FarjeonIn the first place, the stranger cannot but be struck by the perfect adaptation of Jefferson's rodomontade to an expected purpose.
American Sketches | Charles WhibleyThe impostor they follow has nothing but fustian and rodomontade in his impudent lying book from beginning to end.
Imaginary Conversations and Poems | Walter Savage LandorCarlocho opened his eyes wide at this rodomontade, which he could not understand, but hastened to obey the order.
Stoneheart | Gustave Aimard
British Dictionary definitions for rodomontade
/ (ˌrɒdəmɒnˈteɪd, -ˈtɑːd) literary /
boastful words or behaviour; bragging
(as modifier): rodomontade behaviour
(intr) to boast, bluster, or rant
Origin of rodomontade
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