|dēməs|thenik, |dem- adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Latin Demosthenicus, from Greek Dēmosthenikos of Demosthenes, from Dēmosthenes + Greek -ikos -ic
: of or relating to the Athenian orator Demosthenes : resembling or suggesting his oratorical style or effectiveness ; especially : oratorically impassioned and moving
Demosthenic passages occur in Pitt's speeches — Gilbert Highet