Found 2 items, similar to philippic.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: philippic philippic n : a speech of violent denunciation [syn: tirade, broadside]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Philippic Philippic \Phi*lip"pic\, n. [L. Philippicus belonging to Philip, Philippic, Gr. ?, fr. ? Philip, ? fond of horses: cf. F. philippique.] 1. Any one of the series of famous orations of Demosthenes, the Grecian orator, denouncing Philip, king of Macedon. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence: Any discourse or declamation abounding in acrimonious invective. [1913 Webster]