oratorical

[ awr-uh-tawr-i-kuhl, or-uh-tor- ]
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adjective
  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of an orator or oratory: His oratorical prowess has led to political success.

  2. given to oratory: an oratorical speaker.

Origin of oratorical

1
First recorded in 1610–20; orator, orator(y)1 + -ical

Other words from oratorical

  • or·a·tor·i·cal·ly, adverb
  • sem·i·or·a·tor·i·cal, adjective
  • sem·i·or·a·tor·i·cal·ly, adverb
  • su·per·o·ra·tor·i·cal, adjective
  • su·per·o·ra·tor·i·cal·ly, adverb
  • un·or·a·tor·i·cal, adjective
  • un·or·a·tor·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words Nearby oratorical

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How to use oratorical in a sentence

  • There is nothing oratorical in his style of delivery; it is calm, slow, and has a rather soporific influence upon his hearers.

  • The Mayor of Kinghamstead, a managing little man with no great belief in my oratorical powers, was sticking his face up to mine.

    The New Machiavelli | Herbert George Wells
  • Though ungainly in appearance and with no oratorical talent, he was witty and formidable in debate.

  • It had been agreed that Sandoval, who possessed the most oratorical ability, should deliver the last toast as a summing up.

    The Reign of Greed | Jose Rizal
  • Little can now be gathered, after such a lapse of years, of his oratorical powers in the pulpit.