Definitions
a swaggering show of courage
Word origin
From French bravade (“bragging or boasting”), from Italian bravata, from verb bravare (“brag, boast”), from bravo. Compare bravura.
Used in a sentence
“The angry customer stood in the middle of the showroom and voiced his complaints with loud bravado.”
“Rokoff assumed a truculent air, attempting by bravado to show how little he feared Tarzan’s threats.”
“No doubt there is fear despite the bravado, but there is also no significant loss of Ukrainian military cohesion.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Showy courage”7 letters
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