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boutades

boutades is the plural of boutade.

Meaning of boutade

Noun

boutade (plural boutades)

  1. A sudden outbreak or outburst; a caprice, a whim.
    • [H]e suddenly broke out, "Well, then, as I understand you, what you recommend me is to marry Miss Bernardstone, and carry on an intrigue with Lady Vandeleur!" He knew perfectly that I recommended nothing of the sort, and he must have been very angry to indulge in this boutade.1884, Henry James, “The Path of Duty”, in The English Illustrated Magazine, 2(15): 240-256

Questions about boutades

What is boutades the plural of?
Boutades is the plural of boutade.

Words near boutades in the dictionary

  1. boustrophic
  2. bousy
  3. bout
  4. bouta
  5. boutade
  6. boutades
  7. boutargue
  8. Boutboul
  9. boutcha
  10. boutchas
  11. Boutcher

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