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tirade \TY-raid; tih-RAID\, noun:
A long angry speech; a violent denunciation; a prolonged
outburst full of censure or abuse.

Tirade comes from French, from Italian tirada, properly, "a
pulling"; hence, "a lengthening out, a long speech, a tirade,"
from tirare, "to pull, to draw."

suberic \soo-BEHR-ik\ adjective

Of or pertaining to cork.

[From French suberique, from Latin suber, cork.]


As in: The vinyard overseer went on a suberic tirade when the last batch of bottles turned to vinegar, due to improper sealing.

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