DECLAMATORY


Meaning of DECLAMATORY in English

də̇ˈklaməˌtōrē, dēˈ-, -ˌtȯr-, -ri adjective

Etymology: Latin declamatorius, from declamatus + -orius -ory

1. : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of declamation

declamatory American speech in the 1870's … was at bottom noble and pure — George Santayana

declamatory exercises

2. : marked by rhetorical effect or display : stilted

filled with long declamatory speeches as artificial as the improbable plot — O.S.Coad

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