EXCLAMATORY


Meaning of EXCLAMATORY in English

 ̷ ̷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

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