̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷məˌtōrē, -tȯr-, -ri adjective
Etymology: exclamat ion + -ory
1. : containing, expressing, using, or relating to exclamation
an exclamatory phrase
exclamatory speakers
2. : showing emotion on the part of speaker or writer by its elliptical form (as in Oh, for a camera! You an author! ) or by an intensifying expression (as an interrogative pronoun or adverb or other part of speech in an emphatic position like an interjection)
an exclamatory noun
3. : like or having the effect of an exclamation especially in lending emphasis or focusing attention
set off by a bright exclamatory scarf