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Meanings of
philippic
in anglès
portuguès
diatribe
Back to the meaning
A speech of violent denunciation.
broadside
tirade
portuguès
diatribe
Synonyms
Examples for "
broadside
"
broadside
tirade
Examples for "
broadside
"
1
The very first
broadside
made a considerable breach in the enemy's works.
2
We instantly commenced the work of death by pouring in a
broadside
.
3
I braced for a
broadside
of questions about the Brown Mountain remains.
4
From a very rare
broadside
,
in the collection made by Narcissus Luttrell.
5
In an expletive-charged
broadside
,
the executive was quoted as saying: You... Americans!
1
Mr. Tarabotti held up a hand sharply, cutting off any possible
tirade
.
2
The New South Wales coach continued his
tirade
against Annastacia on Sunday.
3
Forgive me this
tirade
;
I have been reviewing the battalion I command.
4
In the midst of this
tirade
one of the masks whispered me,-
5
The
tirade
merely injures the cause which the blackguard intends to help.
Usage of
philippic
in anglès
1
He rose to his feet and went on with his lachrymose
philippic
.
2
A
philippic
is a bitter tirade, usually condemning a particular individual.
3
Rutledge, which is a
philippic
against Horry, and the subsequent determination of Gov.
4
But suddenly a gentleman of Provence rose to deliver a
philippic
against women.
5
On that occasion he delivered his last great
philippic
against slavery.
6
With that
philippic
against optimism in mind, she felt what Spenser was rushing toward.
7
Henry pronounced a
philippic
against Madison in open Assembly, Madison being then at Philadelphia.
8
My next letter was as brief as my first
philippic
:
9
He told me that he had heard every word of the Curtis
philippic
many times.
10
In the original, the song is prefaced by a tremendous
philippic
against the hero of Caberfae.
11
The
philippic
would have ended something like this:
12
In four short paragraphs containing sixty-six lines in the American Revision, Paul packs in his terrific
philippic
.
13
The Bishop of London made a most eloquent
philippic
against it at Exeter Hall the other day.
14
He was airing his cherished grudge, and pronouncing a severe
philippic
on the belles of the Dominion.
15
He seemed about to deliver a
philippic
.
16
Then he went on with his bitter voice to utter a furious
philippic
against our celebrated literary men.
Other examples for "philippic"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
philippic
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
deliver a philippic
famous philippic
tremendous philippic
bitter philippic
eloquent philippic
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Translations for
philippic
portuguès
diatribe
Philippic
through the time