rodomontade

American  

[rod-uh-mon-teyd, -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  

/ -ˈtɑːd, ˌrɒdəmɒnˈteɪd /

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

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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

The raging rhetoric and rodomontade that are customary between Arabs and Israelis sometimes signify more bark than bite.

From Time Magazine Archive

He spoke with warmth and feeling, but with an entire absence of boastfulness or rodomontade.

From Benjamin Franklin by Morse, John T. (John Torrey)