First Known Use: 1802
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tirade
noun ti·rade \ˈtī-ˌrād also ti-ˈ\
: a long and angry speech
Full Definition of TIRADE
: a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language
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Origin of TIRADE
French, shot, tirade, from Middle French, from Old Italian tirata, from tirare to draw, shoot
Rhymes with TIRADE
abrade, afraid, air raid, arcade, Band-Aid, barmaid, Belgrade, blockade, bondmaid, bridesmaid, brigade, brocade, cascade, charade, clichéd, cockade, corrade, cross-trade, crusade, decade, degrade, dissuade, downgrade, evade, eyeshade, fair-trade, first aid, glissade, grenade, handmade, homemade, housemaid, inlaid, invade, limeade, low-grade, man-made, mermaid, milkmaid, navaid, nightshade, nursemaid, old maid, parade, persuade, pervade, plain-laid, pomade, postpaid, sacheted, scalade, sea-maid, self-made, stockade, sunshade, switchblade, torsade, twayblade, twice-laid, unbraid, unlade, unmade, unpaid, upbraid, upgrade
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