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