philippic
About 0.06 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun Any of the discourses of Demosthenes against Philip II of Macedon, defending the liberty of Athens.
- noun Any tirade or declamation full of bitter condemnation.
Similar words
tirade broadside orations philippick polemical polemicism polemic polemy philo apodioxis
Often followed by
against of ii in history on orations was is
Word family
philippics
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