Sekirov Dictionary

gasconade

/ɡæskəˈneɪd/

adjective 1
noun 1
verb 1
forms 8

adjective1

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(no longer used) Of or pertaining to exaggeration or extravagant boasting; bombastic.
- But Poetry and her sister arts are now in the decline; since the Gasconade style is out of date they seem quite at a stand. — 1714

noun1

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Boastful talk.
- "This Gasconade surprised Le Maitre — 'You'll see,' said he, whispering to me, 'that he does not know a single note.'" — 1782

verb1

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(no longer used) To talk boastfully.
- The Frenchman, not being able to bring the precise number, received only, as the first month's pay, 2,000 rupees. He demanded an audience, talked loud, and gasconaded. — 1817

forms

Gasconaded · gasconaded · Gasconading · gasconading · Gasconades · gasconades · more gasconade · most gasconade

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