TIRADES

Noun

tirades

plural of tirade

Verb

tirades

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tirade

Anagrams

• Atreids, aridest, asterid, astride, atrides, diaster, disrate, restiad, sideart, staider, staired, tardies, tradies

Source: Wiktionary


TIRADE

Ti*rade", n. Etym: [F., fr. It. tirada, properly, a pulling; hence, a lengthening out, a long speech, a tirade, fr. tirare to draw; of Teutonic origin, and akin to E. tear to redn. See Tear to rend, and cf. Tire to tear.]

Definition: A declamatory strain or flight of censure or abuse; a rambling invective; an oration or harangue abounding in censorious and bitter language. Here he delivers a violent tirade against persons who profess to know anything about angels. Quarterly Review.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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