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| rod·o·mon·tade [ ròddəmən táyd, ròddə mon táyd, ròddəmən td ] or rhod·o·mon·tade [ ròddəmən táyd, ròddə mon táyd, ròddəmən td ] |
noun (plural rod·o·mon·tades) (plural rhod·o·mon·tades) |
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boastfulness: pretentious, self-important, or self-indulgent boasting, speech, or behavior
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intransitive verb (past and past participle rod·o·mon·tad·ed, present participle rod·o·mon·tad·ing, 3rd person present singular rod·o·mon·tades) (past and past participle rhod·o·mon·tad·ed, present participle rhod·o·mon·tad·ing, 3rd person present singular rhod·o·mon·tades) |
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boast: to boast or speak in a pretentious, self-important, or self-indulgent way
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boastful: boastful in a pretentious, self-important, or self-indulgent way
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| [Early 17th century. Via French< obsolete Italian rodomontada< rodomonte "braggart" < Rodomonte, boastful Saracen king in 15 and 16th century Italian long romantic poems] |
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