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philippic | philhippic |

As a noun philippic

is any of the discourses of Demosthenes against Philip II of Macedon, defending the liberty of Athens.

As an adjective philhippic is

fond of horses, horse-loving.

philippic

English

(wikipedia philippic)

Alternative forms

* philippick (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any of the discourses of , defending the liberty of Athens.
  • (by extension) Any tirade or declamation full of bitter condemnation.
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    • Synonyms

    * See also

    philhippic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (rare) Fond of horses, horse-loving.
  • * 1972 , (Michael Ayrton), Fabrications :
    • A philhippic discourse is to be endured from him, not incomparable to that of those pubescent girls who would readily entrap the Unicorn and who doubtless would make the Minocorn no less welcome […].
  • * 2013 , Michael Saenger, Shakespeare and the French Borders of English , p. 60:
    • This is a particularly apt satire of Englishness inasmuch as it is surrounded by the jingoistic mockery of the philhippic Neapolitan, the fantastical Frenchman, the cowardly Scot and the drunk German.

    Related terms

    * Philip, Phillip