Category: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.]

Defn: 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.